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How the Lisbon treaty was revised in the space of 15 minutes. EU member states yesterday (23 June) opened an intergovernmental conference (IGC) to revise the EU's Lisbon...

Meeting could be held as early as next week. EU member states could hold an intergovernmental conference (IGC) as early as next week to alter the Lisbon treaty to add 18...

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...

Members of the European Parliament's constitutional affairs committee vote for the Lisbon treaty to be revised by an intergovernmental conference. The European Union's...

Parliament could increase civil liberties protection and Schengen and data-sharing rules set to be revised. The European Commission is planning to replace 11 current...

Swedes pessimistic about agreement at EU summit, but Czech court ‘has speeded up its procedures. The Swedish government is increasingly pessimistic about wrapping up an...

‘Yes' reflects changing economic conditions, but 'No'campaigners claim Irish voters were bullied. Supporters of the Lisbon treaty, now busy preparing for the next battles...

Treaty put to the vote for a second time; a ‘Yes' vote will keep the EU on track. Much of the EU's development over the coming years hangs on the outcome of the referendum...

Parties fighting over possible election date amid concerns that Czechs may lose a European commissioner. If we are to believe Mirek Topolánek, the former Czech premier, an...

Number of MEPs wouldrise under Lisbon rules; Confusion over when theywould take up their seats. There are currently 785 MEPs. When the new Parliament meets for the first...

Eighteen MEPs trapped in Lisbon treaty limbo, but will have observer status until 2011. Eighteen MEPs who are elected in June could have to wait until 2011 to have full...

Ireland needs to bring its politics closer to Brussels. Amid the slow death of the Czech Republic's presidency of the EU, the Czech senate's approval yesterday (6 May) of...

Ireland's foreign minister outlines what the government is looking for ahead of a second referendum on the Lisbon treaty. Legal guarantees clarifying parts of the Lisbon...

The government's failure to inform its citizens ensured that the Irish rejected the Lisbon treaty. European Voice writes that the Irish should not be pushed to vote with...

Change the calendar rather than force the EU's institutions through contortions. Why should the European Union be forced into appointing a European Commission on the eve of...

The EU should help Ireland deal with economic difficulties, not complain that the country is ungrateful. Ireland is being buffeted by a still unfolding economic and...

The EU institutions are awash with speculation about how the next Commission might be appointed. How might events unfold? The timing of the second Irish referendum on the...

Legal experts look to avoid cutting Commisson size; MEPs might vote twice on 2009 commissioners. The European Parliament elections in June are supposed to set in train a...

EU presidency to indicate ways EU institutions could operate if the reform treaty is not adopted. The Czech presidency of the EU wants member states to reach agreement by...

Irish foreign minister says EU leaders have backed a plan to revive the Lisbon treaty, including concessions on major points of concern for Ireland. Ireland's foreign...