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Lisbon treaty: Ireland bites back
It's been over a year since the Irish rejected the EU reform treaty for Lisbon, which has been ratified by at least 24 other member states. Hot water is still being landed in across the continent as EU and national citizens argue about how the issue is discussed. We hear from voices who will vote yes and no for the second referendum on 2 October; that's if expats abroad can manage to get back home to vote at all, despite Ryanair's biased offer of free flights. Elsewhere, whether citizens are cycling for votes or recycling Lisbon treaty posters, we are treated to the real sound of the spirited Irish voice in the EU. No pressure, eh?
Lisbon treaty: I'm voting yes for jobs and climate change
Democracy, cross-border crime and climate change are issues that resonate with young Irish people, a 'yes' campaigner says, which is why people should vote for the EU reform Lisbon treaty in a referendum on 2 October
vote, constitution, referendum, climate change, opinion, ireland, lisbon treaty
Lazy Bundestag showdown
The uninspired German election campaign will probably continue ailing until elections take place on 27 September. A fibreless TV chancellor duel and lustless candidates have had a somniferous impact on the electing nation. Will Angela Merkel, the most 'powerful woman in the world' over the last four years, seduce the girls? Or will Steinmeier hack into the Russian Facebook community first? Maybe subjects like climate change from eco-showman Guttenberg or the fictional candidate, the comedian Horst Schlämmer, could shake up the dozing federal republic
Lisbon treaty: Irish expats lose their vote abroad
The only Irish citizens who are able to vote abroad are diplomats or army personnel. For others, it’s a question of finding the time, money or strength to take a Ryanair flight back home for the second referendum on 2 October, which almost all 27 EU members have ratified
vote, testimony, brussels, european democracy, ratificación, referendum, ireland
One day at the European parliament in Strasbourg
For one week in each month the European parliament travels to Strasbourg to make decisions. The EP microcosmos runs in full speed in its Louise Weiss building. But how does it all really work?
vote, european parliament, wine, brussels, mep, politicians, internships
European elections night: I was watching TV
The night that most centre-left governments took their batterings, you might have caught a show about an unemployed mother-of-two in Spain or the final of 'The Apprentice' in the UK. Glance at the programmes for which viewers gave up the EU election coverage ghost on the evening of 7 June; results came out at 8pm, signalling a lower voter turnout than 2004
vote, germany, bulgaria, poland, culture, poll, best of cafebabel.com
EU elections on 7 June in Belgium to contend with crisis and regional elections
On 7 June there will be two kinds of elections in Belgium: European and regional elections. In December 2008, prime minister Yves Leterme’s resignation ended the political crisis in Belgium. So what's really at stake in this context? Can a European issue emerge among the omnipresent discussions on its future?
vote, fortis, economical crisis, belgium, financial crisis, yves leterme, eudebate2009
A simple guide to the European elections
Seven out of ten young people didn’t vote in the 2004 European elections. Was this lack of interest due to a lack of understanding? It seems that a little clarification is needed, so here is something to whet your political appetite, two months out from polling day
vote, european elections 2009, ideology, eurodéputés, parti socialiste européeen, eudebate2009, eudebate 2009
Voting aged 16: are the Austrians Europe's most mature?
The Austrians will be the youngest voters in Europe during the upcoming European elections in June 2009. 'At 16 they’re grown up enough,' says a resolute Andrea Kdolsky, the Austrian MP in charge of health, family and youth. Making young people take responsibility for others may seem a bit off the wall for some, or is it more a tactical response in the face of an ageing population?
vote, youth, european elections 2009, austria, society, politics, elections
Obama election images: once upon a campaign in Atlanta
From Georgia to Paris: one of three official photographers at the democrat rally on 4 November 2008, shares his last moments of election history. Barack Obama is inaugurated president of the US on 20 January
vote, paris, history, photo, photography, campaign, barack obama
US election reactions: ‘sleeping a little better’ after the Obama win
From London to New York on 4 November, a selection of correspondents trace the historic night when Barack Obama became the first black president of the United States
vote, united states, john mccain, washington, vox-pop, massachusetts, reactions
Georgia: stepping on 'dictators'
Images from the Georgian capital as its people prepare to vote in a snap presidential election, to be held 5 January
vote, georgia, michail saakaschwili , tbilisi, mikheil saakashvili, caucasus, elections
Alexander Milinkievich: 'voting in Belarus oft means ending up jobless'
The leader of the group of opposition parties in Belarus and Sakharov Prize winner on the need for close collaboration between his country and the EU
vote, protest, opposition, european union, interview, minsk, belarus
Belarus and their rigged election
'Neither free, nor fair'. For the observers sent to the Belarus elections by the organisation for security and cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on 19 March, Alexander Lukashenko's victory is as comfortable as it is suspicious
vote, revolution, politics, minsk, belarus, alexander lukashenko, alexander milinkievich
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