treaties
Ireland, Barroso and 'one commissioner per country': EU democracy pays the price
Ireland's stubborness is paying off as they succeed in their European goals. On 11 December the conservative president of the European commission ceded to Irish demands of 'one commissioner per country'. The Lisbon treaty originally plans to slim the executive body down. Latest news from Brussels
treaties, power, eudebate2009, ireland, josé manuel barroso, euweek, european commission
Why the EU aims to liberalise postal services
Plus answers to the question 'how much do you get charged for making a bank transfer?' and more in our weekly newsbites from Brussels
treaties, brussels, news, post, belgium, germany, iran islamic republic of
Constitution tension ... in a Finnish sauna
Temperatures soar as a group of young European journalists get steamed up about the Lisbon Treaty
treaties, sauna, finland, europe, society, european constitution, lisbon treaty
Gordon Brown’s referendum conundrum
Under pressure from all sides, and from within his own party, the British PM continues to resist a referendum on the EU constitution
treaties, gordon brown, margaret thatcher, referendum, western eu, united kingdom, european union
Online outlaws
10 million online gamblers, 2, 000 websites: the online gaming community is ever-expanding, becoming a huge phenomenon in Europe. But in legal speak, things are far from harmonised
treaties, consumers, european court of justice, economy, internet, liberalisation, european commission
