Ireland

Ireland's voters are deciding today whether to support the European Union reform treaty in a referendum being watched closely across the continent.

A majority "no" verdict from Ireland's 2.8 million registered voters could doom the painstakingly negotiated Lisbon Treaty for all 27 E.U. nations and their 495 million citizens. The complex, often unreadable document — a follow-up to the failed constitution that French and Dutch voters shot down in 2005 — would reshape E.U. institutions and powers in line with the bloc's rapid expansion.

See : http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1813784,00.html.

As a contrarian, and an opponent to the often autocratic decisions of the EU Commission, I sincerely hope the Irish will vote no. But, as we say in Flemish : "Dromen staat vrij".