Comments on Irish 'yes' to Lisbon Treaty, the blueprint for EU reformsOctober 3rd, 2009 Comments on Irish 'yes' to Lisbon TreatyReaction to Ireland's 'yes' vote to the Lisbon Treaty:
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Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country holds the EU presidency:
"Today is a good day for Europe. It has been a long journey."
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Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt:
This is "an important victory for Ireland — and for all of Europe!"
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Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin, who directed the 'yes' campaign:
"I'm absolutely delighted for the country.
What happens to the EU if Ireland votes 'yes' or 'no' on the Lisbon TreatyOctober 2nd, 2009 What happens to EU with 'yes' vote and 'no' voteIf Ireland votes "No" on the Lisbon Treaty:
—The 2007 treaty and its reforms — such as more majority voting, the appointment of an EU president and foreign minister — are voided for lack of unanimous ratification. —The EU will soldier on with housekeeping rules crafted in 1992 that are seen as insufficient to run a bloc of 27 countries today.
AP source: Georgia claims EU report blames Russia for ethnic cleansing during war last yearSeptember 30th, 2009 AP source: Georgia says Russia war crimes citedWASHINGTON — Georgia claims a report commissioned by the European Union concludes that Russian troops were responsible for ethnic cleansing during last year's war with Georgia. A Georgian official briefed by an EU investigator on the report's findings said Tuesday that the report also concludes that some Russian combat troops crossed into Georgian territory before the start of hostilities on Aug.
2 Uzbeks from Guantanamo prison arrive in Ireland; Amnesty asks other EU nations to do moreSeptember 30th, 2009 2 Uzbeks from Guantanamo prison arrive in IrelandDUBLIN — Two Uzbeks imprisoned since 2002 in the Guantanamo Bay prison have arrived in Ireland, and Amnesty International is appealing to other European Union nations to deliver on pledges to give new homes to U.S. terror detainees.
Oregon bear tranquilized by biologist, drowns in creekSeptember 21st, 2009 Tranquilized Oregon bear drowns in creekMEDFORD, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says a bear drowned in a creek after it was tranquilized.
European Parliament votes to give Barroso 5 more years as European Commission presidentSeptember 16th, 2009 EU backs Barroso for another stint as EU chiefSTRASBOURG, France — The European Parliament has agreed to give Jose Manuel Barroso another five-year term as European Commission President. The EU assembly voted 382 to 219, with 117 abstentions, in backing the conservative Portuguese ex-premier for a second term at the EU's executive office.
Ireland wooing Indian enterprisesAugust 18th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Ireland is "the safest gateway" for Indian corporates to enter the European market and is ready to provide "any kind of help" to Indian investors, a diplomat from that country said here Tuesday. "Ireland offers a congenial environment for Indian businesses to thrive by providing the safest gateway to enter European market," Ireland's Ambassador to India Kenneth Thompson said.
3-year-old boy drowns at northern Ohio indoor water park that calls itself nation's largestAugust 3rd, 2009 Boy drowns in Ohio at largest US indoor water parkSANDUSKY, Ohio — A 3-year-old boy has drowned at a northern Ohio indoor water park that calls itself the nation's largest. The boy drowned Sunday in an outdoor pool at Kalahari Resorts water park in Sandusky on Lake Erie.
US supports Georgia in many ways, says BidenJuly 23rd, 2009 TBILISI - Washington regards Georgia as an important strategic partner and will continue to safeguard its security, US Vice President Joe Biden said here Thursday. He added that the US will continue to work for developing the Georgian economic and diplomatic reform.
EU says Denmark, Ireland and Finland have highest prices for food, clothing and electronicsJuly 16th, 2009 Denmark, Ireland have EU's highest pricesBRUSSELS — Denmark, Ireland and Finland had the highest overall prices of all European Union nations for consumer goods such as food, clothing and electronics last year, the EU statistics agency said Thursday. Eurostat said widely different taxes on food, alcohol and tobacco across the bloc's 27 states account for a massive price gap where Ireland tops the table and Romania is cheapest.
Ex-Polish PM elected as European Parliament first member from eastern EuropeJuly 14th, 2009 EU Assembly elects ex-Polish PM as presidentSTRASBOURG, France — The European Parliament elected Jerzy Buzek as its president Tuesday, making the ex-Polish premier and pro-democracy activist the first easterner from a former Communist country to head a major EU institution. A leading member of the Solidarity trade union that sank Communism in Poland in the late 1980s, Buzek won 555 of the 644 valid votes cast — a first-ballot majority at the inaugural session of the new 736-member EU assembly.
European Parliament gets its first Polish presidentJuly 14th, 2009 STRASBOURG - The European Parliament Tuesday elected its first president from a former-Communist member state as the 736-seat legislature gave an overwhelming majority of votes to Poland's former conservative premier Jerzy Buzek. Buzek, 69, received 555 out of a total of 713 votes cast, according to official results.
Billy Bye, halfback for Gophers in 1940s, drowns at 81 in boating accident on Minnesota lakeJune 13th, 2009 Ex-Gophers halfback Billy Bye drowns while boatingBRAINERD, Minn. — Billy Bye, a halfback at Minnesota in the 1940s, has drowned in a boating accident.
EU's Barroso confirms bid for a second mandateJune 9th, 2009 BRUSSELS - The head of the European Union's executive Tuesday formally confirmed that he wants to hold onto his job for another five years. "The President of the European Council (of EU member states) has today asked me if he can put forward my name for a second mandate...
Eurozone set to slide into deflationMay 28th, 2009 BRUSSELS - Belgium Thursday joined Germany, Portugal, Ireland and Spain in posting a drop in consumer prices, highlighting concerns that the 16-member eurozone may soon slide into deflation as a result of the global recession. Belgian consumer prices fell in May from April, by 0.37 percent, for the first time since December 1960.
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