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Posts published in April 2008

Treaty of Lisbon passed by German lower house Parliament

Today the German lower house Parliament (Bundestag) passed the Treaty of Lisbon by 515 supporting votes, 58 against and one abstention. The result is a huge boost for the Reform Treaty, taking into account that the necessary two-thirds majority (408 supporting votes) was surpassed by a wide margin. The upper house of the Parliament (the Bundesrat) is expected to take a vote on May 23rd. The result there is not expected to be much different from the one in the Bundestag. In order to ratify the treaty, the German President will also have to sign the corresponding law. The Reform…