On 13 December 2007, the leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) signed the Treaty of Lisbon. Entering into force on 1 December 2009, the Lisbon Treaty was the catalyst for many ...

JURIST Guest Columnist Virginia Keyder, currently teaching European Union law at Bogazici University and Sabanci University in Istanbul, Turkey, says that the Lisbon Treaty on European Union reform ...

The Lisbon Treaty comes into effect on 1 December. It amends previous treaties of the European Union (EU) to account for its expansion from 15 member states in 1995 to the current 27. The treaty aims ...

The future direction of the European Union hangs in the balance as voters in Ireland decide whether to ratify the EU Lisbon Treaty on Friday. The treaty is essentially a constitution for the European ...

The Czech Republic began its EU Presidency term two weeks ago, and already it has had to engage in a complex and crucial diplomatic situation – the gas crisis. Now the Czech Republic must pass the ...

Abstract: Yet another EU treaty has gone into effect. This time, it is the Treaty of Lisbon. All sorts of tedious rule changes will result, adding yet more layers of bureaucracy and confusion to the ...

[JURIST] Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus [official website, in Czech] signed the EU reform treaty, known as the Treaty of Lisbon [EU materials; JURIST news archive] Tuesday after the country's ...

REUTERS - Standard & Poors' threat to cut credit ratings across the euro zone has rung alarm bells and may help French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel force changes to ...

The Czech Republic's highest court today (26 November) ruled that the Lisbon Treaty is consistent with the country's constitution, clearing the way for the country to ratify the EU's reform treaty and ...

European Union leaders have signed the Treaty of Lisbon to reform the bloc's institutions and give it stronger leadership, marking the end of a difficult process that has lasted nearly a decade. At an ...

(Reuters) - The European Union was divided over how to defuse a sovereign debt crisis going into a do-or-die summit that starts with an informal dinner in Brussels on Thursday evening. Paris and ...