http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenSat, 7 Nov 2009 19:27:09 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/phantom-meps-cause-political-nightmare/article-187098?Ref=RSSThe increase in the number of lawmakers in the European Parliament, prompted by the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, is causing major headaches across the EU, with massive uncertainty surrounding the timing of the 18 new MEPs taking office.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187098-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/tory-meps-quit-cameron-eu-policy/article-187118?Ref=RSSTwo Tory frontbenchers in the European Parliament have announced their resignation from EU positions after Conservative leader David Cameron announced he would drop plans to hold a referendum on the EU's Lisbon Treaty should he come to power next year.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:50:00 GMTtcm:29-187118-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/hungary-nominates-economist-eu-commission/article-187101?Ref=RSSHungary has nominated Laszlo Andor, an international economist and board member at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as its EU commissioner, Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai said on Thursday.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:10:00 GMTtcm:29-187101-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/uk-conservatives-vow-fight-back-lisbon-setback/article-187063?Ref=RSSBritain's opposition Conservatives pledged on 4 November to seek the return of some powers from the European Union to Britain should they win an election expected next year, but said they were not aiming to sabotage the bloc.Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:40:00 GMTtcm:29-187063-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/national-parliaments-key-lisbon-success/article-187030?Ref=RSS"The formal involvement of national Parliaments in EU political choices is one of the main keys to the success of the Lisbon Treaty," writes French MEP Alain Lamassoure of the centre-right European People's Party in an October editorial, proposing a number of measures for implementation in early 2010.Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMTtcm:29-187030-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/klaus-signs-lisbon-treaty-fully-ratified/article-187007?Ref=RSSCzech President Václav Klaus again surprised friends and foes alike by signing his country's Lisbon Treaty ratification today (3 November) at 15.00 CET, just hours after the Czech Constitutional Court had given the text its green light. The EU's reform treaty is now fully ratified and is expected to enter into force on 1 December.Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMTtcm:29-187007-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/klaus-expected-sign-lisbon-days/article-186995?Ref=RSSThe Czech government expects President Václav Klaus to sign the Lisbon Treaty into law "within days", a government source told EurActiv after the Czech Constitutional Court announced today (3 November) that the treaty is compatible with the Czech constitution.Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:49:00 GMTtcm:29-186995-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/eu-fit-purpose-global-age-rise-challenge/article-186983?Ref=RSSAlthough the imminent completion of the Lisbon Treaty ratification process should allow the EU to emerge from its "period of introspection", "we should be under no illusions" as the "long and painful" ratification experience revealed problems with the legitimacy of EU integration and the direction the Union is taking, write Loukas Tsoukalis, Olaf Cramme and Roger Liddle in an October paper for the Policy Network.Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMTtcm:29-186983-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/tories-concede-lisbon-treaty-referendum/article-186971?Ref=RSSBritain's opposition Conservatives acknowledged on Monday (2 November) that they may not be able to hold a referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty now that Czech President Václav Klaus has dropped his opposition to signing the text.Tue, 3 Nov 2009 07:55:00 GMTtcm:29-186971-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/consensus-growing-low-profile-eu-chairman/article-186967?Ref=RSSConfirming that EU leaders appear to read the job description of the first-ever permanent Council president as more of a 'chairman' than a 'leader', agencies reported today (2 November) that the mild-mannered Belgian prime minister, Herman Van Rompuy, is the "most consensual" figure for the top job.Mon, 2 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMTtcm:29-186967-16