Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed the European Union's Lisbon Treaty Tuesday, he announced on his Web site, paving the way for major changes to the way the 27-nation bloc is run.
The European Union was days away Friday from ratification of the Lisbon Treaty after the president of the Czech Republic -- the remaining holdout in negotiations -- agreed to ratify it.
The Polish president on Saturday signed his country's ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, aimed at streamlining the workings of the European Union.
In a political U-turn, Ireland votes yes on the Lisbon Treaty. ITN's Carl Dinnen reports.
Ireland has voted in favor of the Lisbon Treaty, which would modernize the structure of the European Union, according to official government results released Saturday.
Irish voters are going to the polls again Friday -- to vote on a treaty they rejected just over a year ago.
The election of 736 members from 27 member countries to the European Parliament in June will be the biggest transnational electoral contest there has ever been. Between them they will represent more than 500,000,000 people.
Does trans-national democracy work? Or is Europe about to see a wave of new Far Right politicians and mavericks marching from obscurity to national prominence thanks to an election most voters are neglecting? Between June 4 and June 7 it could happen.
The European Union will not draft a new treaty after Irish voters rejected the existing one last month, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday.
The Irish "No" toward the Lisbon Treaty leaves leaders struggling for a way out. CNN's Robin Oakley reports.
There is often an air of theatrical unreality about EU summits. This one seems to be the Keystone Cops Meets Othello, or any other tragedy you care to name.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy confirmed there was no point in continuing accession talks with Croatia and Turkey until the current 27 members agreed on their future
European leaders met Thursday for the first time since Ireland rejected the EU's new constitution, with Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen expected to be on the end of some tough questioning.
European Union leaders are meeting in Brussels on Thursday for the first time since Irish voters rejected the Lisbon Treaty.
It is difficult to assess who is the most embarrassed by the Irish voters' rejection of the Lisbon Treaty, the EU's planned new constitution subtly re-packaged as a series of treaty amendments.
CNN's Robin Oakley discuss what's next for the E.U. after Irish voters reject the European Union reform treaty.
Voters reject the EU's Lisbon treaty in a referendum, delivering a severe blow to European leaders' plans for reform
CNN's Robin Oakley looks at the issues in Ireland as voters decide on a treaty meant to streamline the enlarged EU.
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