All change for the Lisbon Treaty. It may have taken almost a decade to formulate, but EU leaders are considering adding new rules to protect the euro from a future debt crisis. Counting up Russians, the latest census reveals a drop in the number of people living in the largest nation on earth. And meet the man the Slovenian press are calling Eastern Europe's very own Barack Obama.
France and Germany have won support from their EU partners for limited changes to the Lisbon Treaty that would bolster the bloc’s defences against future financial crises.
The European Union on Thursday looked ready to support changes to the Lisbon Treaty backed by Germany and France that would tighten budget rules, including sanctions on member states that fail to keep their deficits and debt in check.
France and Germany have unveiled plans to create a crisis-resolution mechanism at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels. The controversial move would see sanctions placed on EU member states that repeatedly overspend.
A special edition of Top Story in Brussels, at the Belgian centre of comic strips. The long road to Lisbon is now over, and it's time to find out who Herman Van Rompuy is...
The European Union's first president, Herman Van Rompuy, officially took office Tuesday as the bloc's reforming Lisbon Treaty went into effect. The treaty is designed to boost the EU's global standing by streamlining its institutions.
At special summit in Brussels Thursday, EU leaders will finally select the 27-nation bloc’s first president as well as a foreign affairs chief following weeks of consultations.
On Nov. 19, European leaders are set to select the first president of the 27-member bloc to serve a renewable 2-1/2 year term. Here is a list of potential candidates for Europe’s new top spot.
In today’s international press review, we look at the world’s reaction regarding the Lisbon Treaty. The Czech Republic was the last EU member state to sign it.
The Czech Republic's eurosceptic president, Vaclav Klaus, has become the 27th and final EU head of state to sign the Lisbon Treaty, paving the way for its ratification on December 1.
