11.   But he said it was too early to say when a second referendum will be staged.

12.   Danes back the EU treaty in a second referendum.

13.   In a second referendum the next year, Danes approved a modified version of the treaty, negotiated by the government to include key exemptions for Denmark.

14.   Ireland hopes to hold a second referendum later this year.

15.   Ireland is hoping to hold a second referendum later this year on the Treaty of Nice on EU enlargement after voters rejected it last year.

16.   Leaders threw their support behind Ahern, who is likely to hold a second referendum in October, if he wins national elections expected in May.

17.   No date has been announced, but a second referendum is expected in late October at the earliest.

18.   The federal government could try to fight back with a legal challenge or by calling a second referendum, Canada-wide or in Quebec.

19.   Voters stunned EU chiefs last June by rejecting the treaty, but Ahern plans a second referendum this autumn.

20.   The second referendum is expected to be held in October.