EU leaders back Irish deal on Lisbon Treaty - envoys
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU leaders agreed on Friday on assurances to Ireland to pave the way for a second referendum there by November next year on the Lisbon Treaty of EU reforms rejected by its voters in June, diplomats said.
"Lisbon is adopted," one EU diplomat said. The deal was confirmed separately by two other diplomats at the meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.
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