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Irish voters back EU reform treaty

voters have said ‘Yes’ to the Treaty of Lisbon. According to the official results, 58 percent of all ... treaty. This led to changes being made to ensure their approval. All 27 member states of the European Union have now approved the treaty, which is intended to streamline the decision-making process within ...

Sweden prepares to be president of the EU

on a train Last chance for Lisbon - Germany gives the green light to the EU reform treaty Czecking ... of the train explosion. Germany gives the go ahead for the Lisbon Treaty. Sweden takes over from the Czech ... , European music, European news, European politics, Lisbon treaty, Network Europe, Sweden) ...

EU heads gather for two day summit

financial crisis and agreed that reforms of the supervision of the financial system were needed. A special ... government with an upcoming second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. Irish voters have already rejected the treaty once. The EU leaders want to prevent that happening a second time. The Lisbon Treaty, which ...

EU presidency: Blair out, Balkenende in?

Germans expelled from the country after WWII. Mr Klaus is expected to sign the EU reform treaty ... signs the Lisbon Treaty. EU ministers agreed at the summit in Brussels to grant Mr Klaus his wish ...

Bulgarian PM chides minister over remarks on Turkey

was supporting reforms in Turkey and any bilateral issues, like the compensation one, have no direct link ... of the refugees in a 1925 treaty, but the agreement was never implemented, Dimitrov said. Source: Reuters ...

"Iron Lady" wades into tense EU President race

, the number two post created by the Lisbon Treaty. The campaign was launched a few months ago from the top ... Hugo Brady of the Centre for European Reform. The High Representative will benefit from the creation ... presidency, Herman van Rompuy, Jan Peter Balkenende, Latvia, Lisbon treaty, Margot Wallström, Massimo D ...

International Criminal Court - History

IJT-v3.jpg See also ICC - Summary Birth of a Treaty : 160 ... was the deadline for the accession of all States to the Treaty of Rome. After two years of dithering ... , does not tackle the need for substantial reforms of the criminal code, including the definition of war ...

Uganda to pass anti-gay bill

to appease donors who fund about a third of the budget. While Uganda has been lauded for its reforms ... international treaties, conventions and protocols that contradict the act, and removing a section about ...

Uganda set to pass anti-gay bill, appease donors

reforms and economic growth since 1986, rights groups and some donors have criticised President Yoweri ... to life imprisonment, altering clauses nullifying international treaties, conventions and protocols ...

"I don't think Pinochet will stand trial in Chile"

of the Santiago Court of Appeal. In 1999-2000, a constitutional reform was implemented that had a big effect ... choose one of them. After the reform, the president still chooses, but it is the senate that decides ... extradition treaty between France and Chile. Secondly, because of the norm in private international law called ...

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