November 03, 2009 | Czech court gives green light to EU treaty

The Czech Constitutional Court has rejected a challenge to the EU's Lisbon Treaty, paving the way for Czech President Vaclav Klaus to sign it.

October 28, 2009 | Czech decision on Lisbon treaty only after EU summit

The Czech constitutional court has indicated it will rule on whether the Lisbon Treaty is compatible with Czech national law next week, meaning EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday (29 October) are unlikely to take a final decision on dividing the top jobs in the European Union.

October 27, 2009 | Juncker declares interest in EU president job

Luxembourg leader Jean-Claude Juncker has said he would be willing to be the first president of the European Council, an as-of-yet non-existent post with a hazy job description.

October 24, 2009 | EU states near agreement on diplomatic service

The EU's new foreign minister will have sweeping powers to conduct foreign policy, propose his own budget and name his own staff independently of other EU institutions, according to the latest EU presidency blueprint.

October 23, 2009 | Klaus strikes positive note on EU treaty deal

Czech President Vaclav Klaus has backed away from a major dispute with other EU leaders by indicating that he is satisfied with a proposal to modify the Lisbon Treaty following a last minute demand he made last week.

October 19, 2009 | Barroso unconcerned by Slovak Lisbon statement

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has said he is confident that the Lisbon Treaty will be ratified shortly, despite comments made by Slovakia's prime minister over the weekend regarding a possible opt-out from the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

October 19, 2009 | Slovakia may seek Czech-style opt-out on Lisbon

Slovakia may also seek an opt-out from part of the Lisbon Treaty if the Czech Republic gets an exemption designed to prevent ethnic Germans expelled after World War II from claiming back their property.

October 15, 2009 | Outlines emerging of new EU commission

The next European Commission is set to be filled with conservative and liberal commissioners, feature several familiar faces, and plenty of new job titles. However, when it will be set up remains the great unknown.

October 08, 2009 | Barroso fears powerful 'European president'

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has sided with smaller member states in trying to restrict the role of the proposed president of the European Council, a new post created by the Lisbon Treaty.

October 10, 2009 | Poland ratifies Lisbon Treaty as Czech cloud hangs overhead

Polish President Lech Kaczynski at noon on Saturday (10 October) signed the Lisbon Treaty at a ceremony in Warsaw. But Czech head of state Vaclav Klaus put a dampener on the occasion with attempts to revive World War II-era tensions from his castle in Prague.

October 03, 2009 | The last referendum on EU Treaties

By Jens-Peter Bonde Author, Member of the European Parliament 1979-2008 Friday 2 October 2009 will be seen as a sad day in European history. A re-run of a referendum rejecting the Lisbon Treaty has been approved by a majority of Irish voters. This and a possible British may be the last referendums on EU Treaties. Next time they will amend the Treaties without asking any voters.

September 30, 2009 | Irish referendum based on agreed half-truths on Lisbon

Op Ed By Patricia McKenna and Jens-Peter Bonde, former MEPs The Irish Government, the independent Referendum Commission, the leading parties and the European Commission have all agreed to give misleading information about the Lisbon Treaty, a treaty they should know very well.

September 27, 2009 | The European Commission acts illegally in Ireland

By Jens-Peter Bonde On Sunday 27 September the European Commission placed a 16-page propaganda supplement in all Irish newspapers as a paid insert. This is an unlawful use of European taxpayer`s money, since the European Commission has no competence whatever in the ratification of treaties. The Commission is positively misleading on the single topic it should know best about, the appointment of the Commission itself.

September 20, 2009 | New opinion poll shows massive surge in support for the No side

A new opinion poll shows that there has been a massive surge in support for the No side, which, if it holds till voting day would result in the Lisbon Treaty being heavily defeated by a margin of 59% NO ‘V’ 41% YES. In one of the largest polls of its kind ever carried out: Gael Poll polled 1,500 respondents in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Kilkenny, Galway, Athlone, Tralee, Dundalk and Letterkenny over the course of six days last week.

September 08, 2009 | Support for Lisbon Treaty drops in Ireland

With just a month to go until Ireland's second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, a poll has shown that 46 percent support a yes vote, down eight points since May. Published by the Irish Times, the TNS mrbi poll shows a rise of one point in those saying they plan to vote No to 29 percent with the Don't Knows registering at 25 percent, up seven points in comparison to a pre-summer survey.

August 25, 2009 | Commission under fire in Irish Lisbon treaty campaign

The European Commission's delegation in Ireland has stirred complaints by publishing a statement about the Lisbon treaty in the midst of the referendum campaign. The delegation on its website on Friday (21 August) wrote a five point refutation of Irish farmers' allegations that Lisbon would alter inheritance rights, reduce Ireland's EU voting weight and lead to Turkish accession.

January 01, 2009 | Iceland wants to join the EU, but not to share resources

July 22, 2009 - Iceland is hoping to become a member of the EU within three years but will not give up its fishing resources as part of a deal, its foreign minister Ossur Skarpheoinsson said Thursday (23 July) after handing in the country's formal membership application.

July 09, 2009 | Ireland announces Lisbon referendum date

Just over a year after Ireland's shock rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, Dublin has announced that a second referendum on the charter will take place on 2 October.

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