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Mr Sarkozy said he made a lot of effort to have the Lisbon treaty ratified (Photo: Council of the EU)

Sarkozy warns against early commission chief decision

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday (20 March) said that choosing a new commission president in June would undo his good work on Lisbon treaty ratification, while defending France from fresh accusations of economic nationalism.

"If in June a legislative decision is taken, it will be based on the treaty of Nice," Mr Sarkozy told journalists after a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels, amid expectations that Ireland will not hold a second referendum on the Lisbon treaty before the E...

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Mr Sarkozy said he made a lot of effort to have the Lisbon treaty ratified (Photo: Council of the EU)

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