EU parliament head assails Myanmar junta for sticking to constitutional referendum
May 7, 2008
[JURIST] European Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering [official website] Wednesday faulted the ruling junta of Myanmar for saying it would go ahead with a scheduled May 10 referendum on a draft constitution [JURIST news archives] in the aftermath of a devastating weekend cyclone that may.... [more] 
Turkish constitutional court to hear bid to ban ruling party
March 31, 2008
[JURIST] The Constitutional Court of Turkey [official website, in Turkish] voted 11-0 Monday to hear a bid to disband the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) [party website, in Turkish], days after a warning [JURIST report] by the EU Enlargement Commissioner that an AKP ban could have.... [more]
EU enlargement chief warns Turkey over possible court ban of ruling party
March 30, 2008
[JURIST] EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn [official website] warned Turkey on Saturday that there would be serious ramifications for its bid to join the European Union [JURIST news archive] if the Constitutional Court of Turkey [official website, in Turkish] decides to shut down the ruling.... [more]
UK parliament should rule on optional parts of EU Lisbon Treaty: Lords panel
March 28, 2008
[JURIST] Both houses of the UK parliament should approve any UK government proposal to opt-in or opt-out of certain policy provisions of the EU reform treaty [JURIST news archive], formally known as the Treaty of Lisbon [official website; PDF text], the UK House of Lords Constitution Committee.... [more]
Germany constitutional court to rule on legality of EU reform treaty
March 10, 2008
[JURIST] A German lawmaker has launched a challenge to the new EU reform treaty [JURIST news archive] properly known as the Treaty of Lisbon [official website; PDF text], asking that Germany's Federal Constitutional Court [official website] rule on whether it is legal, according to Monday media.... [more]
UK MPs vote against referendum on EU reform treaty
March 5, 2008
[JURIST] The UK House of Commons Wednesday voted 311-248 against putting ratification of the new EU reform treaty [JURIST news archive], properly known as the Treaty of Lisbon [official website; PDF text], to a public vote, thereby rejecting proposals for a national referendum. Parliament itself.... [more]
France parliament clears way for EU reform treaty vote
February 4, 2008
[JURIST] The French Senate and National Assembly [official websites, in French] voted 560-181 at a special parliamentary session Monday to pass an amendment [text, in French] to the French Constitution [text, English version] that paves the way for France to adopt the new EU reform treaty [JURIST.... [more]
Turkey must drop headscarf ban to aid EU entry bid: FM
February 2, 2008
[JURIST] Turkey needs to lift its ban on women wearing headscarves at universities in order to improve the country's chances of accession into the European Union (EU) [JURIST news archive], Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said Saturday. Turkey's Grand National Assembly [official website, in.... [more]
EU reform treaty text approved by legal experts
October 2, 2007
[JURIST] Legal advisers to the 27 countries belonging to the European Union (EU) [official website] agreed Tuesday that the proposed EU Reform Treaty [PDF text; EU materials] is ready for approval. The new treaty, which will replace the failed EU constitution [JURIST news archive], will be the.... [more]
Netherlands rejects EU reform treaty referendum
September 21, 2007
[JURIST] The Dutch government will not hold a general referendum on the proposed EU Reform Treaty [PDF text; EU materials], Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende [official profile] said Friday. Balkenende said the referendum was unnecessary because the new EU treaty had "no constitutional.... [more]
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