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All items tagged Lisbon TreatyOpen Think Tank ArticlesAugust 3, 2010 | US Can't Look to NATO or the EU to Support its Russia StrategyStephen Szabo: Europe is proving a foreign policy disappointment to the Obama Administration as it struggles to propound a clearer strategy toward Russia. Washington now recognises that only Berlin has the key to a new relationship with Moscow. ... MoreMarch 23, 2010 | The "Obama Effect" Unveils Transatlantic TensionsKurt Volker: Despite Europe’s public enthusiasm, Barack Obama’s first year in the White House has revealed official dissatisfaction in both the EU and the US over transatlantic relations. Here is a six-step agenda for repairing and strengthening them. ... MoreNovember 20, 2009 | What Do You Think of the EU's New Leaders?Editorial Team: After weeks of debate, the current Belgian prime minister and the EU trade commissioner were chosen for the top positions created under the Lisbon Treaty. Therefore, we would like to invite our members to discuss these appointments. ... MoreJanuary 19, 2009 | Bumpy Road Ahead for Czech EU PresidencyDavid Neil Lebhar: As the Czech Republic takes the helm of the EU Presidency, domestic disputes and party politics promise to “spice up” Prague’s six months in office. Yet, Czech discrepancies concerning Lisbon, the US missile shield and Afghanistan may serve to emphasize the need for a common EU foreign policy. ... MoreJuly 15, 2008 | Drawing-up a Balance Sheet for EuropePierre Drai: The Irish “no” came as a surprise to many European policymakers. Yet it is their own failure to cater to the needs and desires of their voters and close the gap between policies and reality that caused it. The EU needs to be more transparent domestically and take on greater responsibility internationally if real deadlock is to be avoided in the future. ... MoreJuly 2, 2008 | Europe so Close Yet so FarStephanie von Hayek: Although the Lisbon Treaty is a step forward for a Europe of the citizens, the Irish said no. And it is understandable they did. There is a lack of transparency and political dialogue within the EU which needs to be filled in by politicians on all levels. ... MoreJune 20, 2008 | Sarkozy Re-Ignites the EU Enlargement RowMarek Swierczynski: One crisis is rapidly spiralling to another. The Irish “No” to the Lisbon Treaty spoiled the mood among the EU big players so much that they’ve threatened to halt enlargement plans. And it is not Ireland, they’re threatening but Eastern European new member states. ... MoreApril 17, 2008 | ESDP: Time for the First Teeth, but Whom to Bite?Marek Swierczynski: The Lisbon Treaty opens a new path for the European Security and Defense Policy. After Europe failed to create either a relevant European defense capability or a common security strategy, it favors a collective defense that may ultimately threaten NATO. ... MoreApril 2, 2008 | Re-entering the EUMarek Swierczynski: After a political upheaval and embarassment for President Kaczyński, Polish Parliament passed the bill to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon. The victory of the pro-EU lobby backed by overwhelming public support should not be overestimated as the debate did not touch the real issues behind Lisbon. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesJuly 7, 2010 | The European FaithfulThe European Union has forged a peculiar type of bureaucracy. ++ Eurocrats are a class of true believers who see their role in furthering European integration as not merely a job but a divine calling. ++ As the defenders of a greater ideal against the evils of nationalism, Eurocrats have developed a disdain for the inconvenient realities of democratic dialogue. ++ An elected yet unaccountable ... MoreMarch 17, 2010 | Pointless Endless EU AdministrationThe current EU diplomatic service is a total waste of time and money: it is multiplying decision-levels and expenses endlessly. ++ “Diplomacy is not all evasive waffle, and sometimes you must take a stand.” ++ Developing countries like China and Russia are gaining more and more power on the international stage, and Baroness Ashton is not to be blamed for both the inarticulate ... MoreFebruary 4, 2010 | EU-US: the One Way LovePresident Obama has declined an invitation to the US-EU summit in Madrid this May due to domestic priorities. ++ Europeans face declining American interest in the EU and are considering postponing the summit. ++ Various signs prove them right; the Lisbon treaty has not yet answered Kissinger’s question: “If I want to call Europe, who do I call?” ++ The EU seems more interested in the US ... MoreDecember 21, 2009 | "Europe's Rising Global Role"Global governance structures need to be revisited to ensure they work for people everywhere. ++ Multi-lateral engagement is necessary to address major international issues like climate change, which – aside from the environmental effects – “could have serious geopolitical and social repercussions.” ++ The EU cannot meet its challenges without a strong Europe in the World. ... MoreNovember 20, 2009 | Blandness Dominates EU AgendaThe final selection of Herman Van Rompuy and Baroness Catherine Ashton in the two major EU positions created by the Lisbon Treaty couldn’t be blander. ++ The need to please everyone has again stunted Europe’s standing and led to appointments of compromise. ++ Angela Merkel and Nicholas Sarkozy were said to favour the “lightweight” Van Rompuy for fears that a high profile candidate ... MoreNovember 13, 2009 | A New Chapter for EuropeThe celebrations to mark the fall of the Berlin wall were faultless but talk soon turned to who should take up the high positions created by the Lisbon Treaty. ++ “Personalities matter [as we have] the possibility of creating a Europe that acts more as one.” ++ A unified foreign policy is vital to help to destroy the global poverty divide and to keep pace with the rise of China and ... MoreOctober 5, 2009 | Irish Vote Not the Final Hurdle for Lisbon TreatyDespite the 67% Irish yes vote for the Lisbon Treaty, major hurdles lie ahead. ++ “A ‘No’ would not only have been the end of the Lisbon Treaty, but the end of any major EU Reforms [but] economic uncertainty helped persuade many voters that Europe offers a safe haven.” ++ However, the Czech Republic is yet to fully embrace the document pending a court judgement and if ratification ... MoreJuly 13, 2009 | German Constitutional Court Ends EU IntegrationThe constitutional court decision lets Germany ratify the Lisbon treaty but blocks all further integration. ++ It does not view the European parliament as a genuine legislature, thus states retain all sovereignty and responsibility for major issues like fiscal policy. ++ “It is difficult to conceive of a [future] European treaty that could be both material and in line with this ruling.” ++ ... MoreMarch 27, 2009 | Bye Bye Topolanek, Bye Bye EUThe collapse of Topolanek’s government is bad news for the EU. ++ His defeat is a victory for the Eurosceptic President Klaus and the detractors of the Lisbon Treaty. ++ Topolanek now has no means to apply pressure on the several Eurosceptics amongst his party to ratify the Lisbon Treaty when it is most needed. ++ One year after the “no” vote of the referendum, the majority of the Irish seem to ... MoreJuly 2, 2008 | A Dark Future for United European Foreign PolicyIreland’s “No” vote primed the way for the EU to leave “the world stage as a serious foreign policy player for at least ten years.” ++ While the EU will continue to exist, it will not have the strength to determine its own fate or act with a united European foreign policy. ++ Small and medium sized EU members will loose global influence and EU enlargement will be delayed or stopped. ++ Rather ... MoreJune 27, 2008 | Europe's State of NirvanaThe rejection of the Lisbon Treaty is symptomatic of the European perception of the union. ++ There is a steady loss of self-confidence and growth of pessimism about the union’s future. ++ Europeans also fear they will not be able to integrate immigrants and that the union will lose its shared values. ++ One explanation for Europe’s lack of leadership is that gaining more influence ... MoreJune 24, 2008 | The Emergence of a Another Two-Speed EuropeMost EU leaders want to continue with the ratification of the Lisbon treaty regardless of the disastrous outcome of the Irish vote. ++ Sarkozy and Merkel in particular are pushing for the treaty to be implemented, yet only governments and political elites are eager to proceed. ++ The treaty has split the EU along geographical lines: the reluctant eastern Europeans, the Irish, and the others. ++ ... MoreJune 18, 2008 | EU Reforms Must Continue, Despite Ireland's "no"Given inevitable economic and demographic shifts, European countries will not be able to remain agenda setters in the global system, unless they cooperate more effectively and speak with one voice. ++ Despite Ireland’s vote against the Lisbon Treaty, EU policy makers must continue to work towards EU reform. ++ A minimalist option is to improve the EU’s foreign policy instruments through Council ... MoreJune 18, 2008 | EU Should Let Reason Triumph Over FearsEurope has come a long way since the Middle Ages and especially over the last 50 years. ++ The Lisbon Treaty merged all treaties and conventions of the long European construction into a single body, defining and rationalizing the Union and its bureaucracy. ++ In order to exorcise it, governments need to explain the treaty to their electorate and fill the void of education. ++ Eventually, “logic ... MoreJune 16, 2008 | A Plan B for the Lisbon TreatyThe EU will likely find a way to implement the Lisbon treaty despite Ireland’s failure to ratify the document. ++ France and Germany have already indicated their willingness to “drive the Irish out of the EU if they fail to reverse their No vote.” ++ As long as the treaty avoids further defeats in the eight countries that have yet to ratify it, then the EU could exert unbearable pressure on ... MoreCommentsNovember 17, 2009 | Starting with implementation of the Lisbon...November 5, 2009 | The EU won't be able to do what the authors...July 18, 2009 | This is an absolutely critical question about... |
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