Ratify the Lisbon Treaty this year says the European Parliament
Georgios Athanasiadis, 21/2/2008,17:41
Main Source: European Parliament News Reports
Following a recent announcement, published in the official website of the European Parliament: The Lisbon Treaty would enhance the European Union's democratic accountability, better protect citizens' rights and improve the functioning of EU institutions. Member States should ratify it by the end of this year, to pave the way for the June 2009 European elections, said the European Parliament in an own-initiative report adopted with 525 votes in favour, 115 against and 29 abstentions. MEPs also say that they are aware of concerns, notably about exceptions made for some countries. European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering said immediately after the vote: 'I welcome this overwhelming majority supporting for the Treaty. The vote represents the free will of the people you represent. This Treaty gives the EU the possibility to function properly and improves democratic structures.' Referring to protests in the House, he said: 'We in the European Parliament defend European values. We will never let volume and noise prevail over a democratic Europe.' If all Member States ratify the new treaty by the end of this year, citizens could vote in the June 2009 European elections with full knowledge of the new institutional framework, said the MEPs who approved the report by Iñigo Mendez de Vigo (EPP-ED, ES) and Richard Corbett (PES, UK) More<
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Following a recent announcement, published in the official website of the European Parliament: The Lisbon Treaty would enhance the European Union's democratic accountability, better protect citizens' rights and improve the functioning of EU institutions. Member States should ratify it by the end of this year, to pave the way for the June 2009 European elections, said the European Parliament in an own-initiative report adopted with 525 votes in favour, 115 against and 29 abstentions. MEPs also say that they are aware of concerns, notably about exceptions made for some countries. 
