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Lisbon Treaty

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Name: Lisbon Treaty

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 21 hours ago - 26 Documents (in Politics)

Barack Obama

Obama congratulates new EU president

U.S. President Barack Obama has congratulated Belgium's prime minister on his election as the European Union's new president.Herman van Rompuy was elected permanent president of the European Council by the 27-nation bloc's leaders at a meeting on Thursday ... [Russian Information Agency Novosti - 21 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, Barack Obama, Herman van Rompuy, Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 22 Documents

Jean-Claude Juncker

Europe, 51 Desperately Seeking Leaders (Energetic, Multilingual, from Small Country Preferred)

Today's think tanks 51 Desperately Seeking Leaders (Energetic, Multilingual, from Small Country Preferred) BRUSSELS – On November 3, the Czech Republicâs Constitutional Court ruled that the European Unionâs Lisbon Treaty is compatible with the countryâs ... [Zaman - 2 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, Lisbon Treaty, Jean-Claude Juncker, Brussels

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 12 Documents (in Politics)

The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

Tories will work with new EU chiefs

LONDON (AFP) - Britain's opposition Conservatives said Thursday they would work with the EU's new president and foreign policy supremo, despite opposing the treaty that created the positions.Conservative foreign affairs spokesman William Hague congratulated ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/20/2009]

Entities: European Union, The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), Lisbon Treaty, William Hague

First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)

United Nations

UN chief hails new head of EU

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday welcomed the appointment of the new head and foreign policy chief of the European Union (EU), saying that he 'looks forward to working closely' with both of them for stronger cooperation between ... [The News International - 2 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, United Nations, Foreign Policy, Michele Montas

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents

European Union

Belgium Prime Minister Picked as European President

BRUSSELS Meeting to decide who will represent them on the global stage, the European Unions 27 leaders chose two low-key candidates with little international experience on Thursday, after Britain finally abandoned its campaign to install Tony Blair ... [New York Times - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Foreign Policy, Belgium, European Union

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

Herman van Rompuy

Who Is Up For The EU President Job?

Â© Sky News 2009Chris Roberts looks at the leading contenders for the job of EU president.The British ex-Prime Minister is one of a number of current and former EU leaders who are candidates for the top post created by the Lisbon Treaty.But the appointment ... [Colorful - 11/19/2009]

Entities: European Union, Lisbon Treaty, Herman van Rompuy, Chris Roberts

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

Former UK PM Blair Drops out of EU President Race

Former UK Prime Minister, has dropped out of the race to become the first European Council President, BBC reported Thursday evening.EU leaders are meeting in Brussels to select their first ever full-time President and the High Representative for Foreign ... [Sofia News Agency - 11/19/2009]

Entities: European Union, United Kingdom, Lisbon Treaty, UK Government, Brussels

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

EU President: Q&A on the tough selection process

Attempts to choose a President and a High Representative for the EU after the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty have not been going smoothly.EU leaders have been in a stand-off ahead of a Brussels summit on Thursday night where they are meant to fill ... [Telegraph - 11/19/2009]

Entities: European Union, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Brussels

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

EU to elect 1st European Council president

BRUSSELS, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Members of the European Union traveled to Brussels Thursday to determine who will occupy new leadership posts under the recently ratified Lisbon Treaty. ... [UPI - 11/19/2009]

Entities: European Union, Brussels, Lisbon Treaty

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Baroness Ashton: health authority chairman to EU High Representative

Catherine Ashton has travelled a long way from Hertfordshire's health authority chairman to the European Union's first foreign minister.At no time in the eight year voyage, via the House of Lords and the European Commission, has the Labour appointee, ... [Telegraph - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, European Union, House of Lords

First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 Documents

An extraordinary dinner with a positive result!

United in Brussels yesterday evening for the occasion of an extraordinary dinner summit, the heads of States and governments agreed on the names of the two high profile posts introduced by the Lisbon Treaty: the President of the Council and the High Representative/Vice-President ... [European Commission - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commission, Cecilia Malmström

First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Faceless Union Chooses Fake Leadership -- By: Andrew Stuttaford

The EU's oligarchs have now chosen the union's new "president" (actually the president of its council, which will likely prove to be an important distinction) and "foreign minister" (or to give the job its full, magnificently pompous, vaguely Ruritanian title, ... [National Review - 13 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, Labor Unions, House of Lords, Lisbon Treaty

Quotes

...top of the line and then goes from there,' said Greet de Keyser, a Washington correspondent for the Flemish language channel of Belgian television. "He's very pragmatic and he knows how to talk to his enemies." Brian Beary, a Washington correspondent for Europolitics, said in some sense, having a big name worked against other candidates, such as former British...

Reporter's Podcast: Low-Profile Figures Picked to Lead EU [PBS - 1 hour ago]

"With the Lisbon Treaty soon entering into force, the Secretary-General hopes that the process of EU integration, which has already brought peace, security and prosperity to the continent, will further strengthen the European Union's support for global efforts in the areas of peace, security, human rights and sustainable development."

Secretary-General welcomes top appointments at the EU [United Nations Multimedia - 5 hours ago]

...' However, "it is to be expected that the population will not accept the straitjacket of the EU dictatorship in the long run. And for a policy that goes so fundamentally against the interests of the member-countries and of so many categories of the population [doctors, farmers, autoworkers], are we supposed to soon begin paying direct taxes to Brussels? No thanks!" Fear of a popular backlash was openly expressed by Eric Le Boucher, chief editor of the French financial daily Les Echos, 'who warned that if bankers...

Zepp-LaRouche Takes On EC Dictatorship [Executive Intelligence Review - 10 hours ago]

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Reporter's Podcast: Low-Profile Figures Picked ... [PBS - 1 hour ago]
UN chief hails new head of EU [The News International - 2 hours ago]
Karzai and Obama; Guantanamo; Thierry -- what a... [Zaman - 2 hours ago]
Europe, 51 Desperately Seeking Leaders (Energet... [Zaman - 2 hours ago]
Leading article: Safe and boring – but the new ... [The Independent - 2 hours ago]
New EU chief good for ties with Beijing [CHINAdaily - 3 hours ago]
The EU Chooses Continuity [World Politics Review - 3 hours ago]
Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy Chosen... [Donga.com - 3 hours ago]
Denis MacShane: At last Britain wins a Euro-title [The Independent - 3 hours ago]
Political: Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Ro... [Forex TV - 5 hours ago]
Europe to Europe: WTF? [Foreign Policy Magazine - 5 hours ago]
Morning press briefing from 20 November [10 Downing Street - 5 hours ago]
Secretary-General welcomes top appointments at ... [United Nations Multimedia - 5 hours ago]
EU Who? [The New Republic Online - 5 hours ago]
Medvedev congratulates van Rompuy, Lady Ashton [Itar Tass - 6 hours ago]
We'll be watching you Mr Van Rompuy [Telegraph - 8 hours ago]
Chinese perceptions of Europe [EuroNews - 8 hours ago]
EU gaining appreciation in Washington [EuroNews - 8 hours ago]
European Union President, Foreign Policy Chief ... [Digital Journal - 8 hours ago]
UN chief hails new head of European Union [Xinhua News Agency - 9 hours ago]
Belgian PM Van Rompuy named EU prez [Deccan Herald - 9 hours ago]
The first 'president of Europe' [CNN - 9 hours ago]
An extraordinary dinner with a positive result! [European Commission - 9 hours ago]
China to host 12th summit with EU [UPI - 10 hours ago]
Puzzling choices [BBC - 10 hours ago]
White House Welcomes Appointment Of European &q... [eGov Monitor - 10 hours ago]
Zepp-LaRouche Takes On EC Dictatorship [Executive Intelligence Review - 10 hours ago]
Europe's New Leaders Would Be Building "Tr... [eGov Monitor - 10 hours ago]

Blogs

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EU Who? [The New Republic - The Plank Feed - 6 hours ago] Today the European Union finds itself with two new top leaders--Herman Van Rompuy, the EU’s first president, and Catherine Ashton, the new high representative ...
Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuff... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 6 hours ago] The Past Two Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Increased Tension Over Iran's Program SI Analysis: After an IAEA report suggests that Iran's recently ...
The EU and Global Governance -- By: Iain Murray [The Corner on National Review Online - 14 hours ago] Yesterday, the European Union decided who its leaders should be following implementation of the Lisbon Treaty. Note I say the European Union and not the people of ...
Ashton underlines EU's significant moment \| Joh... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 14 hours ago] Pay no attention to the Eurosceptics. Cathy Ashton's posting as EU 'foreign secretary' is a major post-Lisbon developmentThe chorus of ill-informed and patronising ...
Faceless Union Chooses Fake Leadership -- By: A... [The Corner on National Review Online - 15 hours ago] The EU's oligarchs have now chosen the union's new "president" (actually the president of its council, which will likely prove to be an important distinction) and ...

Audio/Video

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Fast track: Mending fences at Russia-EU summit [Russia Today - YouTube - 11/18/2009]
Riz Khan - Stronger EU? - 5 Nov 09 - Pt 2 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/06/2009]
Riz Khan - Stronger EU? - 5 Nov 09 - Pt 1 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/06/2009]
David Cameron: A policy on Europe that people c... [The Conservative Party (UK) - YouTube Channel - 11/04/2009]
Czech President seals EU treaty [Reuters - YouTube - 11/03/2009]

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