FRANCE/TREATY OF LISBON.

• Position: Brief article

At its first meeting in 2008, on 3 January, the French Council of Ministers approved a bill amending the Constitution, the first step by France towards ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon. The text makes the constitutional changes needed to enable France to ratify the EU treaty signed by the EU-27 on 13 December. The bill will be reviewed by parliament starting on 15 January. Representatives and senators will then...