Germany · Politics / Christian Democratic Union. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The European Council of heads of states or Governments met in Brussels to agree upon the foundation of a new treaty to replace the rejected Constitution. The meeting took place under the German Presidency of the EU, with Chancellor Angela Merkel leading the negotiations as President-in-Office of the European Council
Plays a central role in the negotiation of the Treaty of Lisbon and the Berlin Declaration
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