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EU Leaders Sign New Treaty

But some clamor for referendum

By Caroline Miller,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 13, 2007 9:58 AM CST

(Newser) – Two years after the French and Dutch rejected the European Constitution, leaders of the 27 EU nations are signing the new Treaty of Lisbon today, aimed to strengthen union decision-making. Unlike the previous document, this one does not require nation-by-nation referendums to be ratified. That's...   Read full story »

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