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EU treaty at the mercy of Ireland

Ireland is the only one of the 27 EU member states holding a referendum - meaning a country accounting for less than 1 percent of the bloc's 490 million population could derail a pact designed to reform how it is run. A survey last week put opponents ahead for the first time, causing consternation in Brussels. Policy chiefs there need ratification from all member states to implement the replacement for a constitution rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005.

Reuters | June 12, 2008Watch more videos from Reuters

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