Tag Archives: Institutional reform
The forgotten Trio
Among the institutional changes brought about by the Lisbon Treaty, some have been more present in the media and public debate than others. Three months after the Treaty entered into force, we can still read at least a couple of articles a day about the President of the European Council, the High Representative for Foreign [...]
Posted in European Union Also tagged Council of the EU, EU, EU presidency, European Union, lisbon treaty, trio, Trio Presidency 5 Comments
The animated President of the European Council
Do you remember our little series with the terrible name “How to explain a political process with a video?“ No? Well, today, it is time to revive this category as I found a new animated EU video about the role of the President of the European Council produced by the TV Newsroom of the Council [...]
Posted in History Also tagged animation, European Council, lisbon treaty, online video, President of the European Council, video 3 Comments
Ireland voted YES: But what's next?
Finally, a YES for the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland. At least the second attempt was successful. So , what’s next? Now it is up to the Polish and Czech presidents to sign the treaty as well. Lech Kaczinski, the Polish president, promised to sign the text after the Irish voted ”yes’. So this leaves an [...]
Posted in Europe, European Debate, European Union Also tagged 2009, EU, EU Reform, integration, Ireland, lisbon treaty, referendum, Reform Treaty 6 Comments
Irish Lisbon Treaty Guarantees (Draft text)
After several months of rather difficult diplomatic negotiations (see for example here and here), the draft text for the Irish is now available - Read the draft text here (pdf). The text will be discussed during the June summit of the European Council this week in Brussels. Sorry, no time for further comments. Probably a [...]
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Let's not get too excited about the EEAS!