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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.

Sweden to push for 'more focused' Lisbon Strategy [FR] [DE]

Brussels breathes again as EU presidency goes to Sweden [FR] [DE]

Irish commissioner in Lisbon Treaty slip-up

High expectations of Sweden at EU helm [FR] [DE]

Swedes push for inclusion to avert jobs meltdown [FR] [DE]

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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)