Lisbon Treaty

China gives a cautious welcome to the Lisbon Treaty
Gary Cartwright
Monday, November 23, 2009
The 12th EU-China summit is to be held on November 30 in Nanjing, the capital of eastern China's Jiangsu province.
Klaus, Lisbon and Czech Power Politics
Claire Loucks
Sunday, November 1, 2009

While the European Union waits for the Czech Constitutional Court's ruling on the latest batch of complaints about the Lisbon Treaty, it waits for the final piece of the puzzle to come into place before the ratification process can come to an end. It has been a long process and, perhaps unsurprisingly, one that devolved into a lot of political wrangling.
Continued Treaty tribulations in the Czech Republic
James Graham
Thursday, October 29, 2009

On Tuesday the Czech Constitutional Court delayed a hearing over the legality of the Lisbon Treaty until next week.  As EU leaders prepare to meet for a summit in Brussels on Thursday, they will be unable to take the ratification of the treaty for granted and must endure further deliberation in the Czech Republic.
MEP rejects Klaus' Lisbon amendment
Janek Lasocki
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

As anyone with even just a cursory interest in EU affairs will have noticed, the ratification process of the Lisbon Treaty is almost complete. The one real obstruction before the finish line goes by the name of Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic. Although he seems to have conceded he cannot withhold his signature indefinitely or even until the British general election expected in May, he has come up with a new condition: a new opt-out for the Czechs from the Treaty, similar to that already negotiated for by the British and Poles. Senior MEP Edward McMillan-Scott, Vice President of the European Parliament, yesterday became the first voice from the assembly to appeal to the Czechs to reconsider such a move.
The last obstacle for Lisbon
Claire Loucks
Friday, October 2, 2009

With Ireland going back to the polls to vote again on the Lisbon Treaty, Europe will certainly be watching with keen interest; it is not unreasonable to say that the future of the EU will be decided by the results. But one man will be watching the results with a very special interest; and that man is the pot-stirring Czech president, Václav Klaus.
Reflections on Lisbon
Kevin O'Connor
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

As I hurried early from my Brussels office last year to get my Ryanair flight back to Ireland I had the misfortune of running into a partner whose radar I had avoided to that point. After gently coercing me into working on his forthcoming article, he inquired as to why I was going to back to Ireland. 'To vote in the Lisbon' I muttered. He replied, 'Oh that. Well it’s all a load of rubbish.'
No “bust up” over Europe says Cameron
Cillian Donnelly
Thursday, November 5, 2009

Conservative leader David Cameron has admitted that he now cannot make the Lisbon Treaty, nor its provisions “magically disappear”, but has vowed to deliver a return of certain powers to the UK from Brussels.

His comments came after the Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed into law the Treaty, meaning all 27 member states have now done so. Cameron had previously said he would offer the British public a referendum on the Treaty if it was not ratified by the time his party came to power.

Jest-ture Politics: Chris Davies MEP’s Presidential Bid
Ferdinand Koenig
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

It’s not your traditional election campaign, but then again, the selection of a European Council President is not a traditional contest. Or indeed much of a contest at all.
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