The president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, has signed the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, the final step in the charter’s ratification. Klaus’ decision to ratify the Treaty came after the Czech Republic’s constitutional court rejected a last minute legal challenge from a group of eurosceptic senators and ruled that the Lisbon Treaty does not violate the country’s constitution.... 

The BBC is lamenting the demise of a left-wing majority in the EU. After the 2004 EU Elections parties ranging from right of center to far-right accounted for 49.5%. Right now it looks like parties ranging from right of center to far right will account for 54.5%. This is a ten point shift. From 1 point below the left, to 9 points ahead of the left. About 10% of the EU could now be considered right-wing...