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Interview: 'No illusions' on EU Treaty ratification [FR] [DE]

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.

Interview: EU needs ‘a big fight’ for 2009 election [FR] [DE]

Parties need to base next year’s June European elections on real pan-European issues, and give each other “a big fight” to re-engage apathetic voters, Italian MEP Monica Frassoni, co-president of the Greens in Parliament told EurActiv in an interview.

Ireland eyes full-time commissioner in Treaty rescue plan [FR] [DE]

EU split on punishing employers of illegal migrants [FR] [DE]

Czech president digs his heels in against EU Treaty [FR] [DE]

Sarkozy denies asking for second Irish vote [FR] [DE]

Interview: EU leaders 'too weak' on human rights [FR] [DE]

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National Parliaments & the EU

National parliaments have come to play an increasingly important role in the functioning of the EU, cooperating with the European Commission, the European Parliament as well as with each other. (read more)

European Elections: Outlook for 2009

While the European Parliament has gained extensive new powers since the first European elections were held thirty years ago, voter turnout has consistently fallen, calling into question the ability of EU politicians to reverse the trend for the 2009 elections. (read more)