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6 July 2009
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Parliament set to delay Barroso vote  [FR] [DE]

The European Parliament will not hold a vote on José Manuel Barroso's re-appointment as Commission president at its July plenary, it emerged yesterday (1 July) after the liberals and socialists agreed to wait until the second Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty this autumn.


German Court clears EU treaty for House approval  [FR] [DE]

The German Constitutional Court today lifted a major obstacle to the country's final approval of the EU's controversial Lisbon Treaty, pending a parliamentary vote expected before national elections in late September. EurActiv Germany reports from Berlin.


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The Swedish EU Presidency  [FR]

Sweden assumes the EU's six-month rotating presidency from the Czech Republic on 1 July as Europe battles its most severe economic recession in decades and faces an uncertain institutional future. (read more)

Growth and jobs: Reshaping the EU's 'Lisbon Strategy' 

As the recession bites, the European Commission and national governments have begun to reflect on replacing the EU's overarching strategy for growth and jobs, known as the Lisbon Strategy. (read more)

The new European Commission  [FR] [DE]

The selection of a new European Commission, never the simplest of political tasks, will this year be more complex than ever. (read more)

 
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