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EU court judgements affecting Irish treaty campaign

06.05.2008 - 09:09 CET

The Irish government's official campaign in favour of the EU's Lisbon Treaty has been dealt a blow following the decision by a major union to speak out against the document.

As polls narrow, Irish PM warns of 'disaster' if EU treaty defeated

28.04.2008 - 09:14 CET

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has issued a stark warning on the consequences of rejecting the EU treaty as the latest poll shows a narrowing gap between the Yes and No side.

EU treaty set to be examined by Czech and German courts

25.04.2008 - 09:21 CET

The Lisbon treaty is set to be examined to see if it breaches national laws in two member states, raising the risk that the 1 January 2009 deadline for the treaty to come into force across the EU will be delayed.

Denmark tenth country to sign off on Lisbon Treaty

24.04.2008 - 17:45 CET

Denmark's parliament on Thursday ratified the EU's new treaty, just a day after Portuguese MPs gave their approval to the document. Meanwhile, the lower house of the German parliament has also passed the so-called Lisbon treaty.

MPs seek to make concerted use of new powers under EU treaty

23.04.2008 - 07:22 CET

Dutch MPs are seeking to raise awareness of the extra powers that national parliamentarians will have under the bloc's new treaty to influence EU legislation and are proposing a practical system to ensure that MPs take advantage of it.

MEPs send mixed message on transparency

23.04.2008 - 08:09 CET

The EU ombudsman is one step closer to gaining full access to documents held by EU institutions after MEPs adopted a report boosting his powers. However, in a separate vote deputies were against making auditors' reports immediately public and refused to shine a light on the parliament's voluntary pension fund.

MEPs to use budget power over EU president perks

22.04.2008 - 09:22 CET

Members of the European Parliament are prepared to use their hold over the bloc's purse-strings to try and make sure that the proposed new EU president does not wield too much power.

Irish farmers link EU treaty vote with trade talks

Lack of EU transparency citizens' main concern, says ombudsman

Member states consider perks and staff for new EU president

Slovakia likely to ratify Lisbon treaty despite press bill row

Brussels in new drive to seduce EU citizens

Final attempt for EU treaty poll in UK set to fail

Spring Survey 2008

Barroso shifts EU commission jobs between France and Italy

23.04.2008 - 09:29 CET

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has decided that Italy's new commissioner should take over the transport portfolio rather than keep the justice and home affairs job. Italy's outgoing leader Romano Prodi has criticised the move.

Secret deal between EU-3 blocks Blair as EU president

21.04.2008 - 09:30 CET

UK prime minister Gordon Brown has agreed to a secret deal with Germany and France which effectively rules out Tony Blair as a new EU president but the British ex-leader is also interested in the new role of Europe's foreign chief, a UK daily is reporting.

Kaczynski twins threaten Polish ratification of Lisbon Treaty

17.03.2008 - 09:26 CET

The Polish opposition, led by former Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has threatened not to approve the EU's Lisbon Treaty in the country's parliament unless the ratification bill contains legal guarantees respecting Poland's sovereignty and its constitution as the highest law in the country, out of worries about gay marriage "being imposed" on the country.

[Comment] A damaging blow to democracy

05.03.2008 - 09:30 CET

When the European Parliament decided by a large majority not to respect the outcome of the upcoming Irish referendum on the EU treaty, it did much damage to European democracy, argues Thomas Rupp.

[Comment] The parliament that prefers avarice to power

29.02.2008 - 07:06 CET

The European Parliament should have the courage to publish its controversial audit report, writes Peter Sain ley Berry. Not doing so damages both its political and moral authority.

EU reflection group to be headed by former Spanish PM

14.12.2007 - 14:58 CET

The European Union has agreed that its reflection group - a French-inspired idea to sketch the best political recipe for how to deal with Europe's future challenges - will be chaired by Spain's former prime minister Felipe Gonzalez.

Irish largely undecided on EU treaty

05.11.2007 - 08:57 CET

A large majority of Irish people do not know whether they will vote yes or no to the new EU treaty which is expected to be put to a referendum in the country early next summer.

[Comment] Travelling circuses are not worth the carbon

01.11.2007 - 16:37 CET

Signing the Reform Treaty in Lisbon is simply not worth the carbon and European leaders should recognise this, writes Peter Sain ley Berry. Indeed they should be encouraged to amend the Treaty to allow the European Parliament to give up its Strasbourg seat and so end the greatest travelling circus of them all.

[Comment] The Reform Treaty should be welcomed

22.10.2007 - 11:40 CET

The new Lisbon Treaty is to be welcomed as document that will deliver a more focused and efficient EU, much-need institutional reform and extra democratic scrutiny, says Richard Corbett, British Labour MEP.