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Saving the Lisbon treaty can be considered like any other international campaign, Mr Bates said (Photo: Andrew Willis)

Irish expats fail to donate money for Lisbon

A group of Irish citizens living in Brussels has failed to attract any large donations for the Yes campaign on the Lisbon Treaty from fellow expats across Europe.

The initiative, called Europe for Ireland, was launched at the start of September to raise money for pro-Yes advertising in Ireland ahead of the 2 October vote.

But with fewer than 10 days to go to referendum day, the project has so far managed to collect under €20,000.

The fund is enough for the group to run a th...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Saving the Lisbon treaty can be considered like any other international campaign, Mr Bates said (Photo: Andrew Willis)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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