[12.12.07] Ten files drafted in French by the Robert Schumann Foundation of Paris help to explain what effect the new features included in the Lisbon Treaty will have on the institutional architecture of the European Union (in French).

[18.09.07] Accord document approved at the Intergovernmental Conference in Lisbon for the reform of treaties, with the corresponding attached protocols and declarations.

[26.03.07] Letter addressed by the Secretary-General to the President of the United Nations Security Council, transmitting the comprehensive proposal for the resolution on the status of Kosovo (Ahtisaari report)

[30.05.06] ‘An External Policy to Serve Europe’s Energy Interests’ is a document for the European Council jointly drawn up by the Commission and the Secretary-General of the Council / High Representative for the CFSP.

[08.03.06] Green paper on energy drawn up by the European Commission, establishing the bases for an energy policy on a European scale. It deals with six main topics: competitiveness, diversification, solidarity, sustainability, innovation and foreign policy.

[December 2006] Article by José Ángel López Jorrin, Special Ambassador for Co-ordinating the 2007 Spanish Chairmanship of the OSCE in 2007, published in the December 2006 issue of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs journal, ‘Miradas al Exterior’.

[01.07.08] The French government's programme for the six-monthly presidency of the EU, the main priorities of which are to maintain the ratification schedule in order to bring the Lisbon Treaty into force, to strengthen the joint management policies of the energy and environment binomial and to make progress in the unification of Europe's migration policies.

[20.06.08] Apart from the problems that have arisen in some Member States over the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, and how to deal with said problems, other important issues that were tackled in the Council included proposals for managing migrations, while the problems caused by the rise in the price of food and oil were also analysed.

[14.03.08] In view of global economic turbulence, the Council supports the ECOFIN report on the stability of finance markets and believes that the structural reforms of the renewed Lisbon Strategy will boost growth and the job market. The Council also reaffirmed its commitment to a sustainable and integrated European policy on energy and climate.

[01.01.08] The Slovenian government’s programme for its six-monthly presidency of the EU. The programme’s priorities are: the time-frame for bringing the Treaty of Lisbon into effect, re-launching the Lisbon Strategy, making collective progress in the areas of energy and the climate, strengthening the European perspective on the Balkans and promoting intercultural dialogue.

[14.12.07] In addition to the conclusions adopted in other areas, the Treaty of Lisbon was signed, which provides the EU with a new institutional framework, and the Fundamental Rights Charter was proclaimed. Another issue of particular interest was the constitution of a think tank on Europe's future in 2020-2030, and which will be headed by Felipe González.

[28.06.07] The Portuguese government's work programme for the country's six-month EU presidency. The priorities presented include the re-launching of the process of treaty reform, the agenda for economic and social modernisation, the strengthening of Europe's international role and the building of consensus in order to push forward the European project.

[22.06.2007] In addition to the conclusions adopted on other matters, the issue that generated the most interest was the proposal to reform the EU Treaty. It was agreed that an Intergovernmental Conference should be held, which will be responsible for submitting a new bill by the end of the year. After it has been approved, the bill will then be submitted to the Member States for ratification.

[9.03.2007] As a continuation of the renewed Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs, the Council proposes maintaining the actions for strengthening the interior market and competitiveness; it demands that impetus be given to the programme for improving legislation; and it poses the idea of developing a sustainable, integrated European climate and energy policy.

[January 2007] This the working programme of the German government for its six-month presidency of the European Union. The priorities announced are the continuation of the constitutional process; the viability of the European economic and social model; the area of freedom, security and justice; and the expansion of the European area of security and stability.