EU Treaty & Institutions

EU elects discrete, consensual leaders
Friday 20 November 2009
Eight years of soul-searching and intricate manoeuvres to revamp the EU as a more powerful player in world affairs culminated yesterday (19 November) with the appointment of two discrete politicians, who pledged to profess consensus-building and quiet diplomacy.

EU addresses shortage of French interpreters
Friday 20 November 2009
European Commission representatives are in France this week to encourage young people to consider a career in languages, amid fears that the EU executive will face a "serious shortage" of French-language interpreters within five to 10 years.

EU 'top jobs' race fails to thrill Europeans
Thursday 19 November 2009
European leaders are meeting in Brussels for an extraordinary summit today (19 November) to appoint their first ever permanent president and an EU high representative for foreign affairs. However, citizens are showing little interest in who their leaders will be, a round-up from EurActiv's media network reveals.

Lagarde tipped for Eurogroup in EU jobs trade-off
Thursday 19 November 2009
France could decide to support Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker as the EU's first permanent president during a summit in Brussels today (19 November) in exchange for the chair of the Eurogroup, EurActiv France reports.

Forget names, concentrate on structure, say experts
Thursday 19 November 2009
Ahead of today's EU summit, at which leaders are expected to select the bloc's president, experts yesterday (18 November) urged heads of government to think less about the names of candidates and more about the sweeping changes - and possible problems - the Lisbon Treaty will bring to the structure of the EU institutions.

EU-US relations 'ripe for Lisbon Treaty upgrade'
Wednesday 18 November 2009
The Lisbon Treaty provides the EU with an opportunity to push US President Barack Obama to "upgrade" the transatlantic relationship, though the US would prefer high-profile figures in the new EU 'top jobs', Transatlantic Center Director Ron Asmus told EurActiv in an interview.

Sweden nominates Malmström as commissioner
Wednesday 18 November 2009
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt yesterday (17 November) nominated Cecilia Malmström, the country's hyperactive EU affairs minister, as the next Swedish commissioner in European Commission President José Manuel Barroso's second team.

Women's lobby makes final plea for top jobs
Tuesday 17 November 2009
The Swedish EU Presidency organised yesterday (16 November) a press event which saw campaigners for women to be appointed to top EU positions made a final plea ahead of an extraordinary EU summit to decide on the new top jobs under the Lisbon Treaty.

Iraq inquiry hits Blair's drive for EU top job
Friday 13 November 2009
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, who according to his successor Gordon Brown is Britain's candidate for EU Council president, will face questioning next year about his country's entry into the Iraq war, the chairman of an enquiry committee said today (13 November).

EU leaders to name president at special summit
Thursday 12 November 2009
The European Union's heads of state and government will name a president and foreign policy chief over dinner on 19 November, but diplomats say agreement on the appointments has still not been reached.


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