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Herman Van Rompuy, who was just appointed the first permanent President of the European Council, paid a quick visit to Helsinki, Finland on Wednesday at the invitation of Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen. During their meeting, Van Rompuy and...
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EU leaders are expected to approve the so-called Stockholm Programme at a summit in Brussels next week. The funding arrangements and other details are yet to be worked out. "We need more of a common understanding of other systems," said Swedish Justice...
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In the letter to speakers of the EU's 40 upper and lower chambers of parliament, seen by EurActiv, Barroso and outgoing Vice-President Margot Wallstr�m explain that "the new treaty recognises the central importance of national parliaments in the democratic...
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The Lisbon Treaty has been called everything from a complete failure to deliver on the initial lofty vision of a European superstate, to an ambitious new instrument injecting new energy into a half-a-century old historic project. Its entry into force...
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The European Union (EU) has not included in the Lisbon Treaty a crucial article that was a feature of treaties between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states. The Lisbon Treaty is the new ’constitution’’ of the EU and it will replace the...
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UNB, Dhaka The Head of European Union (EU) delegation in Dhaka, Ambassador Stefan Frowein Tuesday said that the EU will continue its trade and development activities in Bangladesh as before. "Trade will be as before," he said at a press conference at...
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He said the Lisbon Treaty was the "last nail in the coffin" of Britain's democracy. The peer admitted he was "not much of a politician" but said that he might be appealing to voters disillusioned with the present system. He made the comments after being...
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MEPs are awaiting next week's entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty with impatience as the new institutional rules give the EU assembly a say in an array of new areas, including the EU's money-eating farm policy and its long-term budget...The rise in...
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Our "No, non, nein" campaign against Tony Blair ensured that he was not chosen as the first President of the European Council last week. Well, our campaign, and attitudes towards the Iraq war across Europe, and trade-offs between the broad political blocs...
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Swiss lawyer Jean Russotto, one of the leading experts in Brussels, says Swiss officials will face new EU players and working methods after the treaty comes into force on December 1. The Lisbon Treaty streamlines the EU's cumbersome decision-making processes...
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