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The parliament of Finland's autonomous Aland Islands is currently weighing up whether to vote for or against the EU's Reform Treaty, which has already been ratified by Helsinki. Rejection would put Finland in the awkward situation of not being able guarantee the implementation of the treaty throughout the whole of its territory.
LinksDossier: The 'Treaty of Lisbon'
EU leaders plan to return to Brussels in October to debate the Union's future after Ireland's 'no' vote. But Dominique Moïsi of the French Institute of International Relations warns the EU's French Presidency is off-course with its attempts to pressure Dublin into a revote and to "blackmail" the Czech and Polish presidents into ratification by threatening the bloc's further enlargement.
LinksDossier: EU Treaty: What Next?
On 22-23 March 2005, the Spring Council discussed the Commission's mid-term review of the Lisbon strategy for economic, social and environmental renewal. (read more)
Several scenarios have been suggested as a means of overcoming the crisis triggered by the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland. (read more)
Under the motto "a more protective Europe", France takes over the rotating EU Presidency with an additional challenge – getting the EU out of an institutional crisis triggered by the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland. (read more)
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