Treaty of Lisbon

EU summit starts in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Heads of state and government from the 27 European Union nations arrived here Wednesday for a two-day summit meeting, which is expected to be dominated by discussions on the current global...

Irish leader says EU needs new reform treaty

Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen said Wednesday the European Union needs its new reform treaty more than ever amid global financial turmoil. Cowen told his EU counterparts at summit talks that Irish voters rejected the new...

Ireland promises Lisbon clarity in December

ELITSA VUCHEVA Today @ 21:25 CET EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – Irish leader Brian Cowen on Wednesday (15 October) briefed EU colleagues on Ireland's progress since its rejection of the EU's Lisbon treaty in June, promising to present...

Guyana to sign EU trade deal, but with conditions, says president

Oct 15, 2008 (BBC Monitoring via COMTEX) -- [Report: "Guyana To Sign Controversial EPA With Europe in the Face of Threats to Its Main Exports to the Bloc"] Guyana will sign the controversial new trading agreement with the...

Peru: Andean Community agrees on trade deal with European Union

Living in Peru Israel J. Ruiz Setting aside their discrepancies and differences, members of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) met in Ecuador on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of a trade association agreement with the...

Welsh Water: Welsh Water secures funding for investment programme to 2010

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has signed a GBP100 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to secure funding for essential water and wastewater improvement schemes throughout Wales to 2010. Welsh Water is not...

Taoiseach to update EU on Lisbon Treay

Taoiseach Brian Cowen will today update EU leaders on current Irish attitudes towards the Lisbon Treaty. The issue will be on the agenda as Mr Cowen and senior ministers attend the European Council summit in Brussels. Leaders...

EU Set for "Crisis Management" Summit

EU leaders meeting in Brussels this week have lots on their plate with a financial crisis raging, soured relations with Russia, and questions about the bloc's future after Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty.

Lisbon Treaty: Ireland is not the only problem

Whilst there is a unanimous view among the Irish electorate that their 'no' vote on the Lisbon Treaty should be respected, it is "necessary to respect the fact that a substantial majority of member states have approved [the...

Europe still a tower of Babel

Janet Albrechtsen | October 15, 2008 IT would be tempting to believe that European leaders had finally settled on a co-ordinated plan to confront the global financial crisis. Born of fine intentions in the aftermath of World...

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