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June 2009

30 Jun 2009

German Constitutional Court suspends ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, demanding a change to German law giving parliament more say over EU decision-making

29 Jun 2009

New poll shows 77% of German voters want a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty

26 Jun 2009

McCreevy admits most EU voters would reject Lisbon Treaty if they had the chance

25 Jun 2009

Senior Socialist MEP threatens Ireland with “second class” status and “isolation” if it rejects the Lisbon Treaty again; Irish PM: “It’s time we had a debate about the sort of Ireland we want in Europe, not the sort of Europe we feel bests suits Ireland”

24 Jun 2009

Gordon Brown: Irish ‘guarantees’ will “clarify not change” the Lisbon Treaty

23 Jun 2009

German Interior Minister reaffirms commitment to European army

22 Jun 2009

Ireland to vote on exactly the same text of Lisbon Treaty second time around

19 Jun 2009

Irish PM says it is “necessary” for ‘guarantees’ on Lisbon Treaty to be in the form of a protocol

18 Jun 2009

Lisbon Treaty ‘guarantees’ for Irish could take form of international agreement; Czech President says any legal guarantees must be ratified by Czech Parliament

17 Jun 2009

EU leaders struggle to agree legal form of Ireland’s Lisbon Treaty ‘guarantees’; Critics argue that without ratification of a protocol the ‘guarantees’ will change “absolutely nothing” in EU treaties

16 Jun 2009

UK and Netherlands want Irish ‘guarantees’ on Lisbon Treaty to be Council ‘decisions’, rather than protocols; Irish government looks to bring second referendum forward to September

15 Jun 2009

“Lord and Lady Expenses” received up to £8 million in EU taxpayers’ money over 15 years

12 Jun 2009

Irish Foreign Minister plays down difficulties in securing Lisbon Treaty ‘guarantees’; Sarkozy says he'll visit Ireland to support ‘Yes’ campaign in second referendum

11 Jun 2009

EU member states opposed to legally binding Lisbon Treaty guarantees for Irish

10 Jun 2009

EU Commissioner Joaquin Almunia “fully confident” that Britain will be outvoted on proposal for EU financial regulator

09 Jun 2009

Glenys Kinnock’s appointment as Europe Minister “descends into farce”

08 Jun 2009

Labour suffers worst election defeat since 1918, coming in third behind UKIP

05 Jun 2009

EU officials fear for Lisbon Treaty as prospect of Conservative government looking ever closer; Diplomats desperate to ensure that Ireland’s Lisbon ‘guarantees’ don’t prompt calls for re-ratification

04 Jun 2009

MEPs cost taxpayers five times more than UK MPs

03 Jun 2009

Irish MEPs try to defend vote to keep expenses secret

02 Jun 2009

Retiring UK MEPs to share £20 million payoff; Three are accused of misusing public money

01 Jun 2009

British MEPs hop aboard EU’s “gravy plane”