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Treaty of Lisbon (No. 2)

My concern, too, is about paragraph 87 of the treaty—this new paragraph 1 of article 100—with its reference to a"““spirit of solidarity between Member States””." When I read that, I imagined that it referred to the problems with the supply of Russian gas to eastern Europe, for example, and the consequences for the British and western European markets. The Secretary of State is saying, almost by implication, that it is restricted to subjects such as terrorism. Will he be a little clearer about the range of circumstances in which he thinks the provision will apply?