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Last signature for the Lisbon Treaty

Let’s start with the LisbonTreaty. It seems that this one is not ready to run. The last remaining signature that would get the Lisbon Treaty up belongs to Czech Republic. The president Vaclav Klaus demands a derogation added to the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Then, hopefully, he will put pen to paper. What he wants is a guarantee that ethnic Germans, expelled from Czechoslovakia after World War Two, will not be able to make a legal claim to property, which was confiscated from them by the Czechs. But even if Klaus signs, the Treaty may face another obstacle. The one of the British Conservative opposition leader, David Cameron. He asked a referendum on the Treaty.

Sarkozy junior

The son of President Nicolas Sarkozy is angling for a key job overseeing billions of euros in commerce. Jean Sarkozy is only 23 years old. Some people said that he doesn’t deserve it. The boy is actually the main candidate for chairmanship EPAD, which is the quasi-governmental agency that manages La Defense. Even if this proposal is amusing some people, others are against it. 30 thousand people have signed an online petition against the proposal. Morevover, in France, elected officials often hold multiple jobs. So it is rare for a politician to be elected while still in school. However, Sarkozy’s conservative backers insist that he is qualified.

2 million of Erasmus

Today, two million European students have been able to study or take up a work placement abroad with the support of the Erasmus programme. The courses taken in another country are recognised by the student’s home university. So, a term or two abroad is definitely not time wasted. Apart from learning new academic things and a new language, the programme enforce intercultural skills and helps students become more independent. What is new is that more European students will receive scholarships for study abroad under the expanded Erasmus Mundus programme. This one promotes student exchanges not only in Europe, but also in non-EU countries.

Heckles for Zapatero

Yesterday was the National day here in Spain. Poor Prime Minister Zapatero, he has been heckled by the public. The crowd shouted “resign!.” Mister Zapatero is currently not having a lot of support. He has fallen popularity. Madrid officials of Zapatero said that this kind of things happened every year. However, an opinion poll published today in a Spanish newspaper shows the centre-right on 43 percent against 38 percent for the socialists.

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