Lisbon

Sarkozy: Poles won't block Lisbon

BBC News (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

The French President Nicolas Sarkozy says that the Polish president has reassured him he will not block the Lisbon treaty.

Habermas on why the Irish voted no to Lisbon

Indymedia ireland (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

People either know who Habermas is, or they don't. He's not the type to get quoted a lot, but if you go to university and study marxism, sociology, philosophy or aesthetic criticism - you will be required to read some Habermas and remember how to quote him. He has written an article explaining why he believes the Irish voted "No!" to Lisbon.

Polling firm to be chosen for Lisbon analysis

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

THE DEPARTMENT of Foreign Affairs is expected to decide at the end of next week which professional polling company will carry out a comprehensive survey of public opinion in relation to the Lisbon Treaty, as part of the Government's analysis of the outcome of the referendum.

Czech president hopes court will block Lisbon

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

CZECH PRESIDENT Vaclav Klaus said yesterday that he hoped the EU's Lisbon Treaty would be blocked by his country's constitutional court or upper house of parliament, while the main opposition party said that a missile defence deal with the United States due to be signed next week clashed with the spirit of Lisbon.

MEP critical of RTE Lisbon coverage

ireland.com (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008

RTE’s coverage of the Lisbon Treaty referendum was unintentionally unfair, MEP Gay Mitchell told an Oireachtas Committee today.

Czech president hopes court will block Lisbon

ziomal.biz (Free subscription) | yesterday

CZECH PRESIDENT Vaclav Klaus said yesterday that he hoped the EU's Lisbon Treaty would be blocked by his country's constitutional court or upper house of parliament, while the main opposition party said that a missile defence deal with the United States due to be signed next week clashed with the spirit of Lisbon.

On the Lisbon treaty, American politics, the Roma, biofuels, green taxes, Poland and Russia, circumcision

The Economist (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008

SIR - With regards to the rejection by Irish voters of the European Union's Lisbon treaty, you argue that it is "stupefyingly arrogant and anti-democratic to refuse to take no for an answer" ("Just bury it", June 21st). I put it to you that little could be so stupefyingly arrogant and anti-democratic as wishing to deny to the Irish government, on a matter that is entirely between it and the Irish...

The official decision on Lisbon should enter into legal force

Indymedia ireland (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008

So far Ireland has been the only one of the 27 EU-states to demonstrate an independent court decision in favour of democracy and the rule of law [1, 2]. In the new situation brought about by the EU-leaders’ rejection of Ireland’s decision [3, 4, 5], Ireland is again tested as the last fortress of democracy within the EU. This test is on whether the official decision on Lisbon arrived at on June 12,...

Lisbon Treaty: Joseph Daul congratulates the Cypriot Parliament for the ratification of the Treaty

EPP ED (Free subscription) | yesterday

C yprus has become the 20th EU Member State to ratify the Lisbon Treaty in a session in the Cypriot Parliament on Thursday evening. The agreement was supported by a broad parliamentary majority and was only rejected by the governing communist party AKEL.

EPP Press Release: Cyprus: Democratic Rally secures Lisbon Treaty ratification

EPP ED (Free subscription) | yesterday

The French would vote 'no' to Lisbon too

The Croydonian (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008

At least according to this poll I have just found: ' Those opposed to the treaty secure 53% of voice as opposed to 47% in favour. Equally, 33% of those polled would abstain '. And here is the interesting bit: ' 73% of yes voters and 72% of no voters from 2005 would vote the same way now '.

Czech president says he hopes Lisbon is blocked

ireland.com (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008

Czech President Vaclav Klaus said today he hopes either the country's Constitutional Court or the upper house of parliament will block adoption of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty.

Anti-terror chief says threat upped by Lisbon No vote

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008

THE EU's counter-terrorism tsar, Gilles de Kerchove, has warned that Ireland's rejection of the Lisbon Treaty will make Europeans less secure, writes .

Cyprus parliament approves Lisbon Treaty - Summary

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008

Nicosia - The Cyprus parliament ratified the European Union's Lisbon Treaty on Thursday despite opposition from the largest party in government. Deputies of the communist AKEL party voted against the treaty, saying that the document turns the bloc in...

There's a place just outside Lisbon

Jews sans frontieres (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008

I know I'm a little late for explaining why it was all eyes on Ireland just recently but I didn't have anything within the remit of the blog to go on until someone emailed me this letter . Now cop this: An Taoiseach, Mr. Brian Cowen T.D. Department of the Taoiseach, Government Buildings , Upper Merion Street , Dublin 2. c.c. Mr. Michael Martin T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Javier Solana,...