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EU 'crisis' summit: Parliament's reactions

A large majority of parliamentarians strongly backed the conclusion of last week's EU summit to move on with the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty despite the Irish 'no', hoping for the process to be finished in time for the next European elections in June 2009. But some criticised EU leaders for a lack of vision on how to move Europe forward.

National parliaments seek to bridge EU democratic gap

Speakers of national parliaments from across the 27-member bloc have echoed an EU summit decision last week to carry on with the Lisbon Treaty ratification process and give the chance to all countries to express their views. EurActiv spoke to Bernard Accoyer, the president of the French 'Assemblée Nationale'.

MAIN FOCUS: The EU playing for time | 23/06/2008

The EU summit in Brussels came to an end with no concrete result. A final decision on the Treaty of Lisbon was put off until the next summit in October. Europe's press discusses the consequences of this strategy, and possible solutions to the EU's plight.

EBay criticises EU trading laws

The online auction site is lobbying the European Parliament to change current trade laws.

Olga Rozanova (1886-1918), Composition with a Train, Early 1910s found in The Spring-Time of Russian Avant-garde Opens at the Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo

Digital Civil rights news - 16 June 2008

By pesmanifesto

In the latest issue of EDRi-gram 6.12 - we are discussing about open standards & support from EU Commissioner, an Italian blog blocked by Police and the deal between the French state & ISPs in blocking websites. EU Competition Commissioner backs open standards in eGovernment France obtained ISPs support in blocking illegal sites UK MPs report:

Uffe Ellemann-Jensen: Ireland Must Go

Copenhagen – Ireland should do the rest of Europe a favor and withdraw from the European Union. That seems to be the only tenable solution to the situation created by the Irish “No” to the Lisbon Treaty. The Irish have created a problem for themselves. They should not let it be a problem for others.

France's vision of defence is impaired

The fundamental problem lies in the condition Sarkozy imposed that there would be no increase during his term in the 2 per cent of GDP devoted to defence

No compromise

By rz

via the Federal Union Blog, I see that Sinn Fein, one of the major parts of the no campaign, has published its demands on what should be changed in the Treaty:

Europe’s calamity by JOSCHKA FISCHER

It has happened. After France and the Netherlands rejected the European Constitutional Treaty, Ireland's "No" vote is the second and probably decisive blow against a united and strong Europe.

Comments

They can't agree on a constitution; they can't even agree on a watered down version of one. This time even the Turkish membership is not an excuse. The tower of Babel called the EU has reached its ultimate potential.

Posted by: MYerli | June 24, 2008 08:14 AM

Turkey was never an excuse.
The tower of bavel mythe exist only in Turkish dreams...))
THe EU is in Progress, thats all, or is the Turkish government doing so much better rulling over several tiny minorities?

Posted by: Hans | June 24, 2008 06:49 PM

The EU is in progress? Unfortunately, so is the global warming. And the latter is progressing at such an exponential rate that your tiny country Netherlands will be under water soon, dear Hans. But then again, nobody said that the EU is coherent enough to act stratigically either. They are blinded by selfishness, racism and religious bias. Just take a look at Sarkozy, Merkel, Plassnik and company: nothing will come out of these dinosaurs for the good of the world.

Posted by: Mitat Yerli | June 25, 2008 12:49 AM

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