July 07, 2009 | Irish Government plans to spend €220,000 on Lisbon Treaty postcards

July 7, 2009 - Every household in Ireland is to receive a postcard detailing the guarantees obtained by the country in the June European Council over the Lisbon Treaty. The move is aimed at better informing the general public, yet it has come under fire because it will use taxpayers' money to promote a message which, some say, only caters to desires of segment of Ireland's population.

June 25, 2009 | End of Czech EU presidency “relatively successful”

The Czechs have more than one reason to breathe a sigh of relief as the turbulent EU presidency of their country comes to an end next week. The Czech presidency has been shaped by gaffes and commotion, but according to observers ended with a reasonably successful EU summit.

June 23, 2009 | British Conservatives form new group in the European Parliament

When the new parliament meets for the first time on 14 July the Tories will sit in a new block, known as the European Conservatives and Reformists. This fulfils a pledge by David Cameron during the 2005 Conservative leadership contest to leave the EPP-ED group in Strasbourg with members from the main centre-right parties across the EU.

June 22, 2009 | Ireland ready to hold second vote on the Lisbon Treaty

EU leaders during last week’s summit agreed on a protocol with treaty guarantees on interpretations of the treaty in the areas of tax, neutrality and ethical issues that will be eventually enshrined into EU law.

June 18, 2009 | Barroso's two fingers to Europe

For the next few weeks, there will probably be only one real topic of conversation within the Brussels beltway: jobs. This prattle will have little to do with the grim litany of layoffs that can easily be found in news bulletins from the outside world. Rather, it will revolve around what posts a smug cabal of overpaid and uninspiring men (and one or two women) will be able to wangle for themselves.

June 17, 2009 | Germany fails to reveal its EU farm aid beneficiaries

The European Commission yesterday decided to take legal action against Germany, because it failed to disclose the full list of names of those receiving EU farm subsidies.

June 16, 2009 | EU close to deal on Irish Lisbon guarantees

European Union leaders are close to a deal on the legal guarantees of national sovereignty that will be offered to Ireland so that it can hold a second referendum that could unblock the group’s Lisbon reform treaty, EU diplomats said on Monday.

June 15, 2009 | Sweden ready for the unexpected

On 1 July 2009, Sweden will take over the rotating presidency of the European Union. It will lead the EU’s work for six months and be responsible for moving important EU issues forward.

June 11, 2009 | EU politics after the elections

We present you three articles that analyse the impact of the EU elections last weekend on the future of EU politics: which new alliances are going to be formed, which parties are likely to become dominant in the European Parliament, and will the far-right be able to form their own political group? Find out more here.

June 10, 2009 | Barroso heading for a second term?

José Manuel Barroso yesterday officially confirmed his candidacy for a second term as Commission president. After a meeting with the Czech prime minister and current Council president Jan Fisher, Barroso said he accepted the request of the Czech Presidency to present him as a candidate for a second term.

June 09, 2009 | Resentment among the European establishment

One day after the publication of the election results, politicians as well as journalists start wondering what consequences these results will have for European politics. The power balance in the European Parliament does not seem to have changed fundamentally, writes FAZ, with the most likely coalition set to remain that of the People’s Party and the European Socialists.

June 08, 2009 | Centre-right dominates the polls as Socialists lose ground

The European Parliament will continue to be dominated by the centre-right for the next five years, but the 736-seat assembly is set to be more fragmented this time round as many small parties made the threshold, EUobserver reports.

June 05, 2009 | Wilders’ Freedom Party to win elections in the Netherlands

Exit polls suggest that the far right and open anti-Islamic Freedom Party (PVV) of Geert Wilders has won 16.9 percent of the votes and will enter the European Parliament with four MEPs.

June 03, 2009 | Some useful links for the elections this week!

As the European elections will take place this week (4-7 June), we present you a selection of articles meant to better inform you about what country votes when, what issues are at stake, and how the elections will hopefully change the elitist character of the European Parliament. Make sure to make your voice heard!

June 02, 2009 | German court judgement on Lisbon end of June

EUobserver reports that the German constitutional court is to publish its judgement on whether the Lisbon Treaty is compatible with Germany’s constitution on 30 June.

June 02, 2009 | 80,000 pieces of law voters can't change

The EU is composed of 27 member states all with parliamentary democracies. Voters may participate in elections, leading to a new majority and then new laws. We have managed to establish the existence of more than 80,000 pieces of law in the EU where this fundamental principle of democracy does not apply.

May 28, 2009 | Facts you did not know about the European Union

"It is time to raise the fundamental questions about the lack of democracy in the EU and our proposals on how to overcome the democratic deficit." Read the letter from Anthony Coughlan, President of the Foundation for EU Democracy here.

May 27, 2009 | EU launches new portal covering newspapers in 10 languages

The website presseurop.eu was launched yesterday and aims at getting citizens across the 27 EU member states talking and reading about the same issues – an EU attempt to create a “European public sphere”. The project receives three million euros of Commission funds each year.

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