Monday 5th October 2009
EU- Brazil Summit in Stockholm
The Third Summit of EU and Brazil, in the framework of the strategic partnership, which was established on the First Summit in Lisbon in July 2009, will be held tomorrow in Stockholm.
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Monday, 5th October 2009
Ireland says yes to the Lisbon Treaty
At the second Referendum on the Lisbon Treaty 67.3% of the citizens of Ireland voted “Yes”, and 32.87% were against the treaty. Only 2 of Ireland's 43 constituencies have rejected the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty.
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Wednesday, 7th October 2009
October Plenary Session in Brussels
The main topic of the debate of the political groups from the European Parliament, held on 7th and 8th October, with the President of the European Commission Mr. José Manuel Barroso and the President of the Council - the Prime Minister of Sweden Mr. Fredrik Reinfeld, will be the results of the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
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Tuesday 13th October 2009
Poland Ratified the Lisbon Treaty
On 10th October the President of the Republic of Poland Mr. Lech Kaczyński signed the Decree on the Lisbon Treaty, thus completing the ratification of the European reform agreement of his county. After this ratification, the President of the Czech Republic Mr. Václav Klaus is the only one left to sign the Lisbon Treaty, in order for it to enter into force.
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Wednesday, 14th October 2009
Positive Report for the Republic of Macedonia
The European Commission published the positive 2009 Progress Report for the Republic of Macedonia, which means that the Republic of Macedonia, after being a candidate country for four years, will open the accession negotiations for EU membership.
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Friday, 16th October 2009
THE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SUPPORT MACEDONIA AFTER THE PRESENTATION OF THE 2009 PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
During yesterday’s meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, several MEPs expressed their support for the recommendation of the European Commission for opening the accession negotiations with Macedonia. The MEPs called for visa liberalization for the Balkans, as well as implementation of the Ankara Protocol.
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Tuesday 20th October 2009
The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament Supported the Visa Liberalization Report
Late Monday the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs supported the report on annulment of visas for Western Balkans countries Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro as of January 1, 2010. Only one MEP voted against the report, and two MEPs abstained.
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Thursday, 29th October 2009
EU Summit in Brussels
The EU Summit will be held on 29th and 30th October in Brussels. The EU leaders will discuss global warming and the future of the Lisbon Treaty, which cannot enter into force until it is ratified by all the EU member countries. The only signature missing is that of Czech President Václav Klaus.
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