French President Nicolas Sarkozy has told the European Union parliament that the bloc cannot take in new countries unless a key reform treaty is adopted.
Addressing parliamentarians in Strasbourg, Sarkozy said the EU could not function under the current rules with anymore than 27 members. Last month, an Irish referendum rejected the Lisbon reform treaty, putting the brakes on efforts to streamline decision-making in the EU. All members need to back the document to bring it into force. Sarkozy said there would be no re-negotiating the treaty during France's six months at the helm of the EU presidency, adding that he aimed to solve the impasse by the end of the year.
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