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EU to choose leaders after reform treaty ratified (Reuters)

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will quickly appoint its first long-term president and a powerful foreign policy chief after ratifying a treaty on Tuesday to give the 27-country bloc more influence on the world stage.

Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed the treaty after his country's constitutional...

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Czech President Signs Lisbon Treaty

Czech President Václav Klaus ratified the European's landmark Lisbon Treaty, marking the end of an eight-year campaign in the 27-nation bloc to overhaul the way ... - [11/03/2009 - WSJ.com: What's News Europe]

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...function better. "President Klaus' decision marks an important and historic step for all of Europe" Prime Minister Gordon...

EU to choose leaders after reform treaty ratified (Reuters) [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/03/2009]

"Today is a day when Europe looks forward, when it sets aside years of debate on its institutions, and moves to take strong and collective action on the issues that matter most to European citizens: security, climate change, jobs and growth."

EU to choose leaders after reform treaty ratified (Reuters) [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/03/2009]

...it in 2005. "Today's development means that the long saga of the Lisbon treaty is nearing a welcome end, and that the welcome reforms which it contains will now be implemented in the very near future" said Irish Prime Minister...

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