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After the Lisbon Treaty ratification has been held back by the Irish referendum, the European Union (EU) leaders will reportedly call for a review of the deadlock caused by Ireland's rejection. The review was scheduled for October according to a draft final summit statement, Reuters reported.
However, the text of the statement avoided urging other countries to continue ratifying the reform treaty, probably in deference to Czech warning about putting EU members under undue pressure.
"The European Council agreed to Ireland's suggestion to come back to this issue at its meeting of Oct. 15, 2008 in order to consider the way forward," said.
After the first day of talks concerning the current situation of the EU, the European leaders agreed not to impose a deadline “not for Ireland, not for anybody else," to solve the crisis, said Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency.
"The European Council agreed that more time was needed to analyze the situation," the draft document said.
On Friday, the EU leaders entered the second day of talks. The discussions focused on issues such as the initiative for establishing a Mediterranean Union, West Balkan countries' accession to the EU, and the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Nineteen members of the EU gave their “Ok” regarding to Lisbon Treaty through the parliamentary procedure and seven other members are yet to ratify the document.
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