Herman Van Rompuy chosen as EU president
Brussels - European Union leaders agreed to appoint Herman Van Rompuy, prime minister of Belgium, as the bloc's first-ever full-time president on Thursday, diplomatic sources said. The post was created by the Lisbon Treaty, which comes into force on ...
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Catherine Ashton chosen as EU foreign policy chief
Brussels - European Union leaders agreed to appoint Catherine Ashton, the bloc's trade commissioner, as its first-ever foreign policy director on Thursday, officials in Brussels said. The post was created by the Lisbon Treaty, which comes into force ...
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BACKGROUND: The EU's reforming Lisbon Treaty
Brussels- The Treaty of Lisbon, whose entry into force faces a final obstacle in Vaclav Klaus, the Czech Republic's eurosceptic president, is the fourth major reform of the European Union since its creation by the Treaty of Rome, in 1957. The treaty'...
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BACKGROUND: The European Union's new top leadership posts
Brussels - European Union leaders were set to hold an informal dinner summit in Brussels on Thursday evening to reach a final decision on who should take the top three positions created by the Lisbon Treaty, which takes effect December 1. The three p...
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BACKGROUND: The Benes Decrees
Hamburg - The Benes Decrees have been mentioned often in the protracted European Union wrangling over the Lisbon Treaty and the Czech Republic's reluctance to ratify it. The decrees which had been issued by President Edvard Benes (1884- 1948) and the...
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Miliband says he is not a candidate for top EU post - Summary
London - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband Wednesday reiterated that he will not stand as a candidate for the new job as European Union (EU) foreign policy chief to be created under the Lisbon Treaty. When I said I am not a candidate, I meant...
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INTERVIEW: Vike-Freiberga makes pitch for EU's top job
Riga - Two-time Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga spelled out Thursday her priorities if she is named president of the European Council, a new position created by the European Union's Lisbon Treaty. The position calls for someone who can help m...
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Cameron says Conservatives are not 'in turmoil' over Europe
London - Britain's opposition Conservative Party insisted Wednesday that it was not in turmoil over its relations with the European Union (EU) following the final ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. Tory leader David Cameron was expected later Wedne...
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Klaus signs EU reform treaty - Update
Prague- Czech President Vaclav Klaus said on Tuesday he signed the European Union's Lisbon Treaty at 3 pm (1400 GMT), enabling the 27-member bloc to reform its institutions. The treaty, aimed at turning the EU into an influential global player, will ...
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EXTRA:EU to call extra summit on top jobs
Brussels - The European Union is to call an extraordinary summit in the coming days to discuss who should be the bloc's first-ever president, the EU's Swedish presidency said Tuesday after the Czech president signed the reforming Lisbon Treaty. To f...
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Denmark welcomes Czech constitutional court ruling
Copenhagen - Denmark welcomed the ruling Tuesday by the Czech Republic's constitutional court on the Lisbon Treaty aimed at streamlining decision-making in the 27-nation European Union. Czech President Vaclav Klaus is the only party yet to ratify the...
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Germany says Lisbon verdict is 'good day for Europe'
Berlin - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle welcomed Monday's Czech court ruling which paved the way for the last remaining country to ratify the Lisbon Treaty. This is a good day for Europe, Westerwelle said, during his inaugural visits to ...
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