European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič is confident that the Citizens’ Initiative, one of the new democratic tools pushed forward by the Lisbon Treaty, will bring Europe closer to its citizens and create a "genuine European public space". More »

European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič is confident that the European Citizens’ Initiative, one of the new democratic tools pushed forward by the Lisbon Treaty and to be launched on 1 April, will contribute to bringing Europe closer to its citizens and create a "genuine European public space". More »

1. New Labour had run out of ideas & steam by 2010.  2. We deserved to lose the 2010 Election. 3. We, New Labour, breached your trust by mismanaging European expansion in 2005 & and the Lisbon Treaty. 4. Our party, New Labour, were too close to the filthy rich. 5. The cost of living

To everyone’s shock, the 8th European Council summit of the year heralded something momentous, though it was not the prayed-for saving of the Eurozone but David Cameron’s wielding of the mythical British veto like a modern day Excalibur. But we have to question why was a ‘veto’ used? The proposed modifications of the Lisbon Treaty

The chattering classes’ hysterical reaction to David Cameron’s veto of the Lisbon Treaty reveals the dark heart of pro-EU sentiment.

Single currency falls to nine-month low against sterling, which was not affected by David Cameron’s decision to block changes to the Lisbon treaty

David Cameron’s decision to veto a proposed revision of the Lisbon Treaty in Brussels this week to save the euro marks a low point in Britain’s relations with the rest of Europe. Shamelessly, he cited the national interest as his objective in the stance he was set on taking prior to the Brussels Summit, when

The European citizens' initiative, one of the main innovations of the Lisbon Treaty to engage the people of Europe, is too 'weak' to bridge the democratic gap as it preserves the legislative monopoly of the European Commission, Switzerland’s leading expert on direct democracy said in an interview with EurActiv. More »

The European citizens' initiative, one of the main innovations of the Lisbon Treaty to engage the citizens of Europe, is too weak to bridge the democratic gap as it preserves the the legislative monopoly of the European Commission, Switzerland’s leading expert on direct democracy said in an interview with EurActiv. More »

That's a more relevant question that you might think. Despite European leaders talking for ages about the nonsensical notion of the EU 'speaking with one voice' after the Lisbon Treaty, the situation is much more confused today ever. No fewer than six people purport to speak officially for the Euro, while people actually tend to listen to two different leaders altogether. There is E...