Former premier Hama Amadou called Monday for Niger's citizens not to "bow to dictatorship" under President Mamadou Tandja (pictured) after Tandja won a referendum to extend his mandate past its December expiration date until 2012.
After the Irish finally said "yes" in a referendum last week, the Lisbon treaty still needs to be adopted by the Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus. Is the EU on the right path? Marc Perelman and his guests analyse the future of the treaty.
Victory went to the Yes camp in Ireland's verdict on the Lisbon treaty this weekend, with 67% of voters approved it. Is Europe back on track? Will this wind of change help Ireland get out of its economic stagnation?
67 percent of Irish voters have endorsed the EU Lisbon Treaty, opening the way for an end to the bloc's constitutional deadlock. Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen called the vote "a good day for Ireland and... a good day for Europe"
Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin has said it looks likely the country has voted 'Yes' to the Lisbon Treaty. The first official result, in Tipperary South, showed a 68 percent win for the Yes camp.
The Irish go to the polls in a referendum on Friday to give their verdict on the Lisbon Treaty, after 53.4% of voters rejected it in 2008. Since then, what have been the main issues that may persuade the population to change its mind?
Irish voters are voting in a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty following last year’s Irish rejection of the EU reform treaty in a high-stakes vote that could be a defining moment for the future of the European Union.
Irish voters are voting in a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty following last year’s Irish rejection of the EU reform treaty in a high-stakes vote that could be a defining moment for the future of the European Union.
Ireland votes Friday in a referendum on ratification of the controversial Lisbon Treaty. If it votes "no" again, as it did in 2008, some say this could, in the long run, erode the European Union's power.
