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  Lisbon Treaty - Exclude the European Union's measures on judicial cooperation in criminal matters - rejected
  
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  The majority No voters rejected an amendment[1] to the [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2007-08/europeanunionamendment.html European Union (Amendment) Bill]. If passed the amendment would have excluded the UK from any measures laid down by the European Union (EU) on criminal justice matters[2]. However, it was defeated.
  
  The European Union (Amendment) Bill implements the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Lisbon Lisbon Treaty] into UK law. The main aims of the Lisbon Treaty were to[3]:
  
  * Streamline EU institutions
  * Establish a permanent President of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Council European Council] (as of 16 March 2010 held by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Van_Rompuy Herman Van Rompuy])
  * Establish the post of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Representative_of_the_Union_for_Foreign_Affairs_and_Security_Policy High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy] (as of 16 March 2010 held by Catherine Ashton)
  * New powers given to the EU over justice and home affairs
  * Removal of the national veto in some areas such as energy security and emergency aid
  
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  * [1] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debate/?id=2008-01-29c.277.1 Mark Francois MP], House of Commons, 29 January 2008
  * [2] [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/treaties/dat/12007L/htm/C2007306EN.01004201.htm Article 2, Paragraph 67 of the Lisbon Treaty]
  * [3] [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6901353.stm BBC News Q&A: The Lisbon Treaty], 5 February 2010 
  
  
  
  
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