The Lisbon Treaty is in force… What does that mean?

After years of deadlock, the European Union celebrates a step forward. Today, the Lisbon Treaty entered into force – following a ratification of the treaty by all 27 EU member states. What does the Lisbon Treaty imply though? Does it change my life? University of Westminster’s Politics Lecturer Anthony Staddon has answers:

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Have your say on the European Union

Your chance to have your say on the Lisbon Treaty! http://courantseven.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/polls-on-the-eu-please-have-your-say/

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The Lisbon Treaty – actually set in stone

The eurosceptic Czech President Vaclav Klaus was the last European leader to sign the Lisbon Treaty today. As a result, the EU reform treaty is officially ratified. Four weeks after the second Irish referendum, and after the Tories claimed to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, if they won the general elections and the [...]

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Step by step towards ratification

After the official signing of the Lisbon Treaty by Polish President Lech Kaczynski, yesterday, there is only one country left with the ability to jinx it. Czech President Václav Klaus remains the sole EU-head of state not to have signed, and thus, ratified the Reform Treaty. On Friday, Mr Klaus announced that he would not give his [...]

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Lisbon Treaty – Future still in jeopardy

Even though the Irish voted ‘yes’ on the Lisbon Treaty on Friday, the Treaty’s future is still unclear. Not only Poland and the Czech Republic have yet to ratify it – the British Conservatives are champing at the bit to challenge the Reform Treaty’s ratification if/when in power. Tory-Leader and Shadow Prime Minister David Cameron [...]

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Ireland has voted

Since the 21 century, the European Union found itself in a gridlock. First, the Constitutional Treaty was rejected by the French and Dutch populations. Then even the ‘rescue-option’ the Lisbon Treaty failed – although it did not have to be approved by the majority of countries (including previously ‘No’-voting France and Netherlands). Still, the Treaty, [...]

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