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...last month's Irish "no" vote on the E.U.'s Lisbon Treaty has triggered a rumbling uncertainty over the future of Europe's institutions. Instead of launching ostentatious initiatives, Sarkozy is likely to have his hands filled dealing with the fallout from Ireland. Add to that slowing growth, rising inflation and soaring fuel prices, and Sarkozy's legendary reserves of energy and enthusiasm will be tested to the limit as he tries to clear the climate of angst smothering Europe...
...Sarkozy is due to travel to Ireland on July 11 to hear firsthand the concerns of Irish voters, but beyond that there is little he can do until October, when Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen tells the other E.U. leaders whether a second Lisbon Treaty referendum is possible...
...since then he has led them into an abyss of misery. His only goal has been to hang on to power - and while the Western world is shocked by his abuses, no other African leader has had the gumption to unequivocally condemn his tyranny and misrule. Allan de Sousa, Lisbon...
...that doesn't work, much of Lisbon could be imposed by stealth. Creative legal minds would ensure that the most pressing institutional changes - like an E.U. foreign minister and an "External Action Service" - are implemented without a daunting new treaty that would involve the assent of pesky voters...
...Which suggests that even without the Lisbon Treaty, reports of the E.U.'s death are somewhat premature...