The UK has ratified the EU's reform treaty despite the decision by Irish voters to reject it since a last-ditch Tory bid to delay the process for four months was defeated by a margin of 93 in the Upper house of parliament.
EU leaders are meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to discuss the crisis caused by the Irish "No" vote.
The common view among the EU ministers is to give Ireland time to find a solution.
The treaty of Lisbon has been approved by 19 member states. All 27 EU members have to ratify it.
The Lisbon treaty is designed to streamline decision-making in Brussels and provide the bloc with a permanent "EU President" post and a foreign policy supremo with a real foreign service.
Source: By DDNEWS
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