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The following articles have been tagged with "Lisbon_treaty":

Germany dampens EU crisis summit hopes

Politics: 7 Dec 11
Germany on Wednesday poured cold water on hopes for a decisive breakthrough at an EU summit over the coming two days that has been dubbed the last chance to save the beleaguered euro. READ »

German Commissioner calls for eurobonds

National: 3 Dec 11
Germany's EU Commissioner Günther Oettinger has added his voice to those calling on Germany to give up its firm rejection of eurobonds as a means to ending the eurozone’s debt crisis. READ »

Merkel denies mulling plan to split eurozone

Politics: 10 Nov 11
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday denied rumours that Germany was considering allowing struggling euro countries to leave the single currency, amid increasing concerns about a eurozone split and warnings of a recession. READ »

Schäuble wants brand new EU treaty

Politics: 2 Sep 11
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has told the leadership of his Christian Democratic Union party that he wants the European Union to create a new treaty that gives Brussels greater powers in financial policy. READ »

Merkel defends Franco-German deficit plan

Politics: 27 Oct 10
Chancellor Angela Merkel Wednesday rode to the defence of a controversial Franco-German plan to toughen Europe's fiscal rules, saying the EU faced political gridlock without Paris and Berlin. READ »

Resistance grows to EU treaty rewrite for Berlin

Politics: 26 Oct 10
A German drive to rewrite the European Union treaty suffered a fierce backlash on Tuesday, putting the creation and shape of a permanent safety net for overspending euro nations back in doubt. READ »

Franco-German eurozone reform raises hackles

Politics: 25 Oct 10
A Franco-German drive to undertake a risky rewrite of the European Union's hard-fought Lisbon Treaty to tighten budgetary discipline among eurozone countries sparked fresh criticism from other EU member states on Monday. READ »

Germany, France agree on EU deficit penalties

Politics: 19 Oct 10
Germany has struck a compromise deal with France to avoid future Greek debt-style crises by toughening the punishment for European Union members who let their deficits spiral, media reported Monday night. READ »

German speakers marginalised in new EU diplomatic corps

Politics: 13 Sep 10
A conservative German politician is reportedly fuming that the European Union's new diplomatic corps apparently sees little use for the language of Goethe and Schiller, preferring instead English and French skills. READ »

Merkel and Cameron play down differences

Politics: 21 May 10
New British leader David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to play down sharp differences on how to shore up European financial stability during their first official talks in Berlin on Friday. READ »

Merkel: EU facing biggest threat since communism

Politics: 13 May 10
Europe's currency crisis constitutes its “greatest test” since the collapse of communism, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Thursday, as she called for the eurozone’s economic policies to become more tightly meshed. READ »

Merkel backs added EU budgetary surveillance

Business & Money: 12 May 10
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday welcomed new proposals to shore up eurozone financial stability as a "step in the right direction" and said she was unfazed by EU plans to vet states' budgets. READ »

Schäuble warns Greeks to stick to austerity plan

Politics: 4 May 10
Greece must adhere rigidly to its austerity plan or loans from the eurozone and the IMF will be halted, potentially pushing the debt-laden country towards insolvency, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said Tuesday. READ »

Transatlantic prospects for the New Year

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Jan 10
As 2010 begins, Dr. Jackson Janes from the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies explores how differing political priorities in Berlin and Washington could affect the transatlantic relationship this year. READ »

Berlin tries to torpedo EU deal with US for bank data exchange

National: 13 Nov 09
German Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger said on Friday Berlin would try to stop an EU agreement to transfer bank information to the United States. READ »

Merkel and Sarkozy bury Blair EU president idea

National: 31 Oct 09
France and Germany will join forces to choose a new-look European Union's first big boss, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday, sweeping Tony Blair towards the Brussels exit. READ »

Steinmeier welcomes Polish embrace of Lisbon treaty

Politics: 10 Oct 09
Outgoing Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomed the decision by Poland on Saturday to ratify the Lisbon Treaty to reform the European Union. READ »

Bundesrat approves Lisbon reform treaty

National: 18 Sep 09
The EU's Lisbon reform treaty cleared a major hurdle on Friday as Germany's upper house approved laws paving the way to its ratification following months of political wrangling and heated debate. READ »

Bundestag passes law paving way for EU reform treaty

Politics: 8 Sep 09
The EU's Lisbon reform treaty took a significant step closer to coming into force on Tuesday as Germany's parliament passed a revised law paving the way to its ratification. READ »

Berlin paves the way for ratification of EU treaty

Politics: 18 Aug 09
Germany's ruling coalition has reached broad agreement on a bill that will allow the country to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, removing a key hurdle to a broad reform of the European Union. READ »

Parliament to fast-track reform for Lisbon Treaty

National: 1 Jul 09
After the high court’s ruling that reforms in parliamentary law pend the approval of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, German parliament agreed on Wednesday fast-track the process ahead of Ireland’s October 4 referendum. READ »

Court delays Lisbon Treaty ratification

National: 30 Jun 09
Germany's top court said on Tuesday that additional national legislation was needed before the EU's Lisbon Treaty could be ratified, further delaying its adoption across the 27-member bloc. READ »

Merkel and Sarkozy back Barroso for another term at EU's helm

Politics: 11 Jun 09
Germany and France on Thursday threw their weight behind a second term for European Commision President Jose Manuel Barroso, but said he must commit to a clear plan for steering Europe. READ »

Merkel's CDU trounces SPD in European vote

Politics: 8 Jun 09
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives came out on top in Sunday's European elections, trouncing her main centre-left rivals in what was seen as a dry run for September's general election. READ »

Conservatives lead EU vote as SPD is slammed

Politics: 7 Jun 09
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives suffered losses in Sunday's European elections according to early projections, but they still had a clear lead over the humiliated Social Democrats. READ »

Merkel attacks British eurosceptics

Politics: 11 May 09
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made a thinly veiled attack on Britain's eurosceptic main opposition Conservative Party, who are currently riding high in opinion polls. READ »

Berlin hopes Czech woes won’t kill EU deal

Politics: 25 Mar 09
Germany said on Wednesday that it remained confident the EU reform treaty would be passed despite political turmoil in the Czech Republic, which currently holds the European Union’s rotating presidency. READ »

Berlin defends EU treaty amid court showdown

Politics: 10 Feb 09
German ministers clashed Tuesday with opponents of the EU's proposed Lisbon Treaty in a two-day court battle that could potentially see the landmark reforms stopped in their tracks. READ »

Merkel sticks to Lisbon Treaty strategy

Politics: 2 Jul 08
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stuck to her guns Tuesday on all EU states needing to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, after Poland’s president said Ireland’s “no” vote made such a move pointless. READ »

Köhler won't sign EU treaty pending court ruling

Politics: 1 Jul 08
German President Horst Köhler will not complete his country's ratification of the EU's Lisbon Treaty until its highest court has ruled on legal challenges to the text, his office said late on Monday. READ »

Germany at odds with France on fuel tax

Business & Money: 20 Jun 08
French President Nicolas Sarkozy openly acknowledged on Friday that France and Germany disagreed on tax breaks to ease the pain of high oil prices, in a blow to his plans to cut value added tax on fuel. READ »

Most Germans think EU reform should go on without Ireland

National: 19 Jun 08
Two recent polls show that Germans think the EU shouldn't let Ireland's failure to approve the Lisbon Treaty get in the way of further EU reforms. READ »

Merkel says Lisbon Treaty must be approved by all EU states

Politics: 19 Jun 08
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that the European Union "needs" the Lisbon Treaty and that it must be approved unanimously by all 27 members. READ »

Germany and Poland pushing ahead with Lisbon Treaty

Politics: 17 Jun 08
Poland and Germany have urged EU states to push ahead with ratifying the bloc’s reforming Lisbon Treaty, despite the crisis sparked by Ireland’s rejection of it in a referendum. READ »

Dublin rejects Steinmeier's plan to leave Ireland behind

Politics: 16 Jun 08
The Irish government has rejected German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s suggestion that the EU continue its integration process without Ireland after voters failed to approve the Lisbon Treaty on Friday. READ »

Germany regrets Irish EU treaty rejection

Politics: 13 Jun 08
German politicians reacted with regret to the rejection of the EU Lisbon Treaty by Irish voters on Friday. READ »

Merkel and Sarkozy resolve dispute over car emissions

Politics: 10 Jun 08
France and Germany have reached a deal resolving their months-long dispute on EU-wide plans to reduce car emissions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. READ »

Merkel pledges backing for French EU presidency

Politics: 9 Jun 08
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged French President Nicolas Sarkozy her full support when Paris assumes the EU presidency next month despite ongoing differences, in an interview published Monday. READ »

EU treaty approval shows Berlin schism

Politics: 23 May 08
The upper house of the German parliament approved the European Union's Treaty of Lisbon on Friday in a vote that exposed fault lines within Berlin's local government. READ »

Merkel receives Charlemagne award for EU efforts

National: 2 May 08
German Chancellor Angela Merkel received an annual European prize on Thursday for helping unite Europe. READ »

German MPs ratify EU Lisbon treaty

Politics: 24 Apr 08
The German parliament voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to ratify the European Union's Treaty of Lisbon, a new legal framework for the EU that replaces the rejected European constitution. READ »

Merkel urges Ireland to back new EU treaty

Politics: 15 Apr 08
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Irish voters to allow the European Union to “continue to flourish” by voting in favour of the EU reform treaty in a referendum in June. READ »

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