LISBON : Portugal to Sign On
Portugal figures to become the eighth of the 12 European Community countries to ratify the Maastricht Treaty on European union when its one-chamber Parliament votes Thursday after a scheduled two-day debate.
The German and Dutch parliaments have begun the ratification process and should approve without difficulty. That leaves Denmark’s voters, who turned thumbs down in June and may get a second chance next May, and Britain’s recalcitrant Parliament, which is waiting for the Danes to make the next move. Without approval from all 12 EC members, the treaty cannot take effect.
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