European Elections
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Ministers deride Conservatives' EU plan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - British and French government ministers criticised the Conservatives' policy plan for Europe on Thursday, saying it would leave Britain isolated in the European Union. Full Article
Cameron performs European high-wire act
LONDON (Reuters) - Conservative leader David Cameron performed a balancing act in a speech on Wednesday, trying to be tough enough to placate party members hostile to the European Union without alarming continental partners. Full Article
UK keeps limit on Romanian, Bulgarian workers
LONDON (Reuters) - The government said on Tuesday it would keep restrictions on the number of Romanians and Bulgarians allowed to work in Britain until the end of 2011 to protect British workers during the recession. Full Article
Tories drop plan for Lisbon referendum
LONDON (Reuters) - The Conservatives scrapped Tuesday their plan to hold a referendum on the European Union's Lisbon treaty after Czech President Vaclav Klaus became the last EU leader to ratify it. Full Article | Video
Czech president Klaus signs EU treaty
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed the EU's Lisbon Treaty on Tuesday, removing the last barrier to the bloc's plan to overhaul its institutions and win a bigger role on the world stage. Full Article
EU leaders see Lisbon in force by December 1
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union expects its Lisbon reform treaty to go into force on December 1 after Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed it on Tuesday, removing the last hurdle to a charter intended to give the bloc more global clout. Full Article
Czech court lifts barrier to Lisbon Treaty
BRNO, Czech Republic (Reuters) - The Czech Constitutional Court threw out a complaint against the EU's Lisbon Treaty on Tuesday, removing one of the final obstacles to its ratification. Full Article
EU leaders call for quick treaty ratification
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union officials called Tuesday for swift ratification of its Lisbon reform treaty, intended to give the bloc more global clout, after the Czech constitutional court threw out a legal challenge. Full Article
BNP leader gets mixed reviews in London stronghold
LONDON (Reuters) - Residents of one of the biggest strongholds of the far-right BNP were divided on Friday about the party leader's appearance on a flagship BBC show but many felt the Labour government should do more about immigration. Full Article
Todt replaces Mosley as FIA president
PARIS (Reuters) - Former Ferrari boss Jean Todt replaced Max Mosley as president of Formula One's governing body after trouncing Finnish rival Ari Vatanen in a vote on Friday. Full Article
