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Ireland rejects E.U. treaty: The European Union is scrambling to salvage a major reform treaty after Irish voters last week voted it down. The treaty, intended to streamline the functioning of the E.U. and give it more authority over international affairs, requires approval by all 27 member states. Eighteen have approved it so far, but Ireland was the first to put it up for a popular vote—and the first to reject it. Opponents said the complex treaty would undermine Ireland’s sovereignty and open it to new taxes. Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, a treaty backer, said it could still be revived, perhaps by altering some language and resubmitting it to Ireland. “The E.U. is in constant crisis management,” he said. “We go from one crisis to another and finally we find a solution.”

Prato, Italy

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