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France/EU
Protests greet Sarkozy in Dublin
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was in Dublin on Monday to meet with the Irish government and opponents of the Lisbon Treaty. His visit comes in the wake of the Irish referendum which rejected the treaty in June. Despite reports last week that Sarkozy had suggested that the Irish vote again, Irish Taoiseach (PM) Brian Cowen said the French leader had confirmed his respect for the result of the Irish vote.
2008-07-24 10:23 TU
EU
Czech Republic takes over presidency, euro ten years old
The Czech Republic has taken over the rotating presidency of the European Union from France. Despite its Eurosceptic president, the country will hold the EU leadership for six months.
2009-01-02 08:19 TU
EU/Ireland
Ireland to go back to polls, but EU makes concessions
Ireland is to go back to the polls for a second referendum on the controversial Lisbon Treaty which was rejected by Irish voters in June this year.
2008-12-11 17:03 TU
EU
Sarkozy promises solution to treaty crisis by year end
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has promised a solution to the crisis over the EU's Lisbon treaty by December, at the latest. In his first speech to the EU parliament since France took over the rotating presidency, Sarkozy promised to visit Ireland, which rejected the treaty in a referendum, later this month.
2008-07-10 11:04 TU
EU/Poland
Polish president rejects Lisbon Treaty
Polish President Lech Kaczynski announced in an interview published on Tuesday that he will not sign the EU's Lisbon Treaty, saying that it was "pointless" following the Irish rejection last month.
2008-07-02 09:03 TU
EU Summit
Uncertain times for Lisbon Treaty ratification process
The two-day European Council, the EU summit meeting, ended on Friday with the future of the Lisbon Treaty on streamlining the bloc's institutions, up in the air.
2008-07-15 13:38 TU
European Union
Lisbon treaty decision pushed back to October
EU leaders will postpone a final decision on the fate of the Lisbon treaty to the next EU summit in October, according to a draft statement released Friday dueing a summit in Brussels. After Irish voters rejected the treaty, its future remains in doubt, as legally it must be endorsed by all member-states.
2008-06-20 12:42 TU
EU/Lisbon treaty
Foreign ministers ponder what to do about Irish rejection
Ireland’s rejection of the Lisbon treaty has left European leaders scratching their heads. Do they scrap the treaty completely? Do they exclude Ireland? Do they continue with the ratification process or not? There is no easy solution.
2008-06-17 09:13 TU
Ireland
Irish vote 'no' on European Union treaty
Ireland has vetoed the European Union's new governing treaty, dealing a blow to efforts to forge a more united Europe. Voters rejected the Lisbon treaty by 53.4 percent to 46.6 percent, putting end to an agreement that required ratification by all 27 EU countries.
2008-06-14 13:58 TU
