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Croatians too must vote in favour in a referendum before the country's parliament ratifies accession. Croatians are expected on Sunday (22 January) to vote in favour of...

Ireland's prime minister hopes to avoid a popular vote on inter-governmental treaty. Ireland will hold a referendum on the proposed inter-governmental treaty on

Who will say 'Yes' to the inter-governmental treaty? Questions remain over how many non-eurozone countries will sign up to the ‘fiscal compact' deal reached at the summit.

EU leaders want tougher economic rules, but disagree on how to introduce the rules. EU leaders have agreed on the need for stricter rules on economic discipline in the...

Possibility of parliamentary disapproval and the need for referenda place question marks over EU's new economic treaty. Nine of the ten EU member states that do not use the...

No deal yet on role of permanent bail-out fund or how to change treaties. EU leaders have agreed on the substance of a “fiscal compact” of tougher economic governance...

Centre-right opposition now backs eurozone bail-out, says Greece's prime minister. Papandreou calls off referendum George Papandreou, Greece's prime minister, has...

Change to the EU treaty is unavoidable, and so is a UK referendum. It has begun. The United Kingdom is embarking on its long, slow withdrawal from full membership of the...

Surprise result expected to make EU bid more difficult. Icelanders have rejected a government plan to compensate the UK and the Netherlands for losses incurred when an...

Governments concerned about transfer of powers. National governments are struggling to provide reassurance to their voters that they are maintaining control over decisions...

Catherine Ashton says the EU will continue to push for democracy and human rights in the north and the south. The European Union has welcomed the result of an independence...

The United Kingdom is about to change the terms of its membership of the EU forever, and for the worse. You might be forgiven for wondering, after all the red lines and...

Non-Swiss citizens face automatic expulsion for fraud as well as violent crime. Voters in Switzerland have approved a referendum proposal that would see non-Swiss citizens...

Switzerland's relationship with the EU gets ever more complicated. The Swiss have a complicated relationship with the European Union and appear determined to make it more...

Germany's chancellor calls for a permanent crisis rescue mechanism. Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, arrived at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels today promising to...

EU leaders to discuss 2011 budget, possible treaty change David Cameron, the UK's prime minister, has been trying to drum up support for cuts to the European Union's budget...

European Commission backs outcome of referendum. Turkish citizens have voted by a significant majority to approve constitutional reforms that weaken the influence of the...

Turks to vote on changes to the constitution amid concerns that AK party would be too powerful. When Turks vote in a referendum on Sunday (12 September), they will be...

Early results suggest border dispute will go to international arbitration. Slovenians have today narrowly approved an agreement with Croatia to submit a long-standing...

Conference needed to approve Lisbon changes, but decision could cause problems in the UK. EU governments are next month expected to agree a change to the Lisbon treaty to...