(L to R) Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Chairman Guy Verhofstadt, Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen, Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) President Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, and European Affairs Minister Cecilia Malmstrom attend a European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) meeting ahead of a two-day EU leaders summit in Brussels October 29, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

(L to R) Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Chairman Guy Verhofstadt, Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen, Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) President Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, and European Affairs Minister Cecilia Malmstrom attend a European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) meeting ahead of a two-day EU leaders summit in Brussels October 29, 2009.

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  1. Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Chairman Guy Verhofstadt comments the results of the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty in a pub near the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, October 3, 2009. Irish voters have approved the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty, Ireland's foreign minister and opposition groups said on Saturday, removing an obstacle to the EU's ambitions to increase its global influence.

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  1. (L to R) Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Chairman Guy Verhofstadt, Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen, Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) President Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, and European Affairs Minister Cecilia Malmstrom attend a European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) meeting ahead of a two-day EU leaders summit in Brussels October 29, 2009.
  2. (L-R) European Affairs Minister Cecilia Malmstrom, Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen, Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) President Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, European Administrative Affairs Commissioner Siim Kallas and Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Chairman Guy Verhofstadt attend a European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) meeting ahead of a two-day EU leaders summit in Brussels October 29, 2009.
  3. Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Chairman Guy Verhofstadt comments on the results of the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty in a pub near the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, October 3, 2009. Irish voters have approved the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty, Ireland's foreign minister and opposition groups said on Saturday, removing an obstacle to the EU's ambitions to increase its global influence.
  4. Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Chairman Guy Verhofstadt comments the results of the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty in a pub near the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, October 3, 2009. Irish voters have approved the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty, Ireland's foreign minister and opposition groups said on Saturday, removing an obstacle to the EU's ambitions to increase its global influence.
  5. Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) Chairman Guy Verhofstadt comments the results of the Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty in a pub near the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels October 3, 2009. Irish voters have approved the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty, Ireland's foreign minister and opposition groups said on Saturday, removing an obstacle to the EU's ambitions to increase its global influence.
  6. Guy Verhofstadt (3rd L), leader of the European Liberals and Democrats group in the European Parliament meet young voters during a walkabout around Dublin city centre promoting the 'Yes' vote ahead of the second referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, in Dublin, Ireland, on September 28, 2009. Irish voters go to the polls this week in a second referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, with EU leaders hoping they will reverse a shock No vote and end the bloc's institutional limbo. Ireland's hard-hit economy has been seen as a major factor that could lead to a different result than in last year's vote.
  7. Finnish President Tarja Halonen (R) talks with Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (L) and Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb prior to an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on October 29, 2009 in Brussels. Europe's leaders grapple with deadlock on how to fight global warming and the legacy of recession, all the while jockeying for control of arguably the biggest appointment in Brussels' history.
  8. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (L) is welcomed by Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country holds the EU rotating presidency, at the EU council headquarters in Brussels November 19, 2009 where an European Union extraordinary summit is taking place to appoint an EU president and foreign affairs chief. EU's 27 heads of state and governments gathered to seek a last-minute compromise among them to nominate candidates who have unanimous backing for the posts, which are intended to give the EU more clout on the world stage.
  9. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) talks with Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen ahead the last work session session of the EU General Affairs & External Relations Council (GAERC) of EU foreing ministers and NATO at the EU headquarters in Brussels on November 16, 2009.
  10. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen attends a news briefing at the Government Office in Hanoi November 16, 2009. Vanhanen is in Hanoi for a three-day visit to Vietnam from November 15 to 17.
  11. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (L) shakes hands with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung while leaving the Government Office in Hanoi November 16, 2009. Vanhanen is in Hanoi for a three-day visit to Vietnam from November 15 to 17.
  12. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (L) and his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung shake hands after they signed an agreement between Finland and Vietnam on employment and industry policy co-operation at the Government Office in Hanoi November 16, 2009. Vanhanen is in Hanoi for a three-day visit to Vietnam from November 15 to 17.
  13. DUBLIN, IRELAND - OCTOBER 03: Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen (C) addresses the media after the result of the EU Lisbon Treaty at the government buildings on October 3, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland. The people of Ireland have backed the Lisbon Treaty after its second referendum.
  14. DUBLIN, IRELAND - OCTOBER 03: Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen (C) addresses the media after the result of the EU Lisbon Treaty at the government buildings on October 3, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland. The people of Ireland have backed the Lisbon Treaty after its second referendum.
  15. DUBLIN, IRELAND - OCTOBER 03: Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen, addresses the media after the result of the EU Lisbon Treaty at the government buildings on October 3, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland. The people of Ireland have backed the Lisbon Treaty after its second referendum.
  16. Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen (C) addresses the media on the steps of Government Buildings in Dublin October 3, 2009. Irish voters have given resounding approval to the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty in a referendum, Cowen said on Saturday.

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