Facing the Challege of the Current Era: Environmentalism with Vaclav Klaus
LATICONOMICS (Free subscription) | yesterday
Europe's leadership After Lisbon The European Union is likely to choose weak leaders. It needs strong ones THE ratification of Europe’s Lisbon treaty, now completed by the reluctant signature of the Czech president, Vaclav Klaus, has been dispiriting. The treaty does little to make the European Union any simpler or more transparent, two supposed goals when the negotiations began eight long years...
Freedom To Choose (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here is a chilling quote via the Telegraph : 'Lisbon Treaty should mean single EU seat on IMF board' Simon Johnson, a former IMF chief economist, said that the passing of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, should accelerate moves towards a common European position in international economic institutions. He said: “People say that the EU is not a country and only countries can have IMF seats, but that...
Chas' Compilation (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
He was the last hold out, but the Czech President caved in to the pressure being put upon him: Leviathan Is Born: The Annexation of Europe by Brussels On November 3rd 2009, at 3 pm local time, the Czech Republic ceased to exist as a sovereign state when Vaclav Klaus, its president, put his signature under the Treaty of Lisbon. The Czech Republic was the last of the 27 member states of the European...
SNOPPER SAYS..... (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
A RANT A DAY.... I was talking with one of my neighbours yesterday morning and he told me that he hadn`t bought a newspaper for years and years. The reason? Because they were always full of bad news. So too is the news on television and radio; it seems impossible to avoid it and the really depressing thing is that the more you listen, look and read, the worse the news seems to get. Almost to prove...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
A high-ranking official from the Czech presidency has said the country will leave the European Union after the Lisbon Treaty comes into force, reports say. “After the Lisbon Treaty comes into force, the Czech Republic will lose its state independence. President Vaclav Klaus is fully aware of this....
The Economist (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The European Union is likely to choose weak leaders. It needs strong ones THE ratification of Europe’s Lisbon treaty, now completed by the reluctant signature of the Czech president, Vaclav Klaus, has been dispiriting. The treaty does little to make the European Union any simpler or more transparent, two supposed goals when the negotiations began eight long years ago. Nor will it make the EU...
A conservative blog for peace (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Why liberals hate us“As most of you already know, Czech President Václav Klaus is the only thing standing between freedom-loving Europeans and the full implementation of the Lisbon Treaty.”Liberal seeks a cleansing of conservatives (me!) from Canada, part 8,627.“Liberals would prefer no opposition. Behind the force field of political correctness, there should never be any disagreement...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Czech President Václav Klaus ratified the European's landmark Lisbon Treaty marking the end of an eight-year campaign in the 27-nation bloc to overhaul the way it is governed.
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Sweden, which holds the European Union's's rotating presidency, says the treaty will come into effect on December 1, after Vaclav Klaus, the Czech president, signed it on Tuesday
Clint Heine and Friends (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
A week AWOL is a long time off the blogging - been flat out with work and pleasure meaning the blogging took a back seat. Back now and after reading this article , am all fired up! Al Gore is going to be a billionaire after fooling enough people to allow him to recieve Govt grants to fund his green ventures. His fictional drama Inconvienient Truth brainwashed others to not question his ideas while...
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Interactive graphic on the European Union's reforming Lisbon Treaty as Czech President Vaclav Klaus becomes the the last EU leader to ratify the landmark document after it is ruled in line with the country's constitution.
Understanding Each Other, Diversity and Dissent (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Author Says G-20 Meeting in Scotland this Week about Dumping U.S. Dollar Czech President Klaus Signs Lisbon Treaty POLISH HEALTH MINISTER REJECTS UNTESTED SWINE FLU JABS Pardon for jailed British mercenary Deaths of two patients probed in C Diff outbreak Hip Hop Hijacked by Freemasons (Alan Watt with Cul Cre) Diseased African Monkeys Used to Make Swine Flu Vaccines; Private Military Contractor Holds...
France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Czech President Vaclav Klaus has given a long-awaited final seal of approval to the European Union's reforming Lisbon Treaty, paving the way for the 27-nation bloc to find a new president. The ardent eurosceptic became Tuesday the last EU leader to sign the landmark document into law after the top Czech court ruled that it was in line with the country's constitution.
No Right Turn (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
For the past two years, the European Union has been struggling to ratify the Treaty of Lisbon , effectively a constitution for the EU which would create a new President, strengthen the powers of the European Parliament, and make the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights legally binding on its members. Today, it overcame its last hurdle, when Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed it . The Treaty will now...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
• Prague court ruling opens battle for 'plum posts' • Miliband and D'Alema emerge as favourites The treaty designed to transform Europe into a more unified and influential global player yesterday cleared its last hurdle to ratification, throwing open the race to secure the plum posts of European president and foreign minister. President Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic, a staunch opponent...
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