Slovenia Signs Landmark EU Treaty

Lisbon, 13 December - Prime Minister Janez Jansa and Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel signed the new reform treaty of the EU at a ceremony in Lisbon on Thursday as representatives of the 23rd EU nation to pen the document replacing the constitutional treaty.

Lisbon, Portugal Slovenian displayed at the ceremony of the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
Slovenian displayed at the ceremony of the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal Slovenian displayed at the ceremony of the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
Slovenian displayed at the ceremony of the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal Ceremony of the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
Ceremony of the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates speaking at the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates speaking at the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates at the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates at the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso (right) and French President Nicholas Sarkozy at the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso (right) and French President Nicholas Sarkozy at the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pottering (left), Portuguese Prime Minister Joe Socrates (centre) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pottering (left), Portuguese Prime Minister Joe Socrates (centre) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal From left to right: Slovenian PM Janez Jansa, Dutch PM Jan Peter Balkenende, Hungarian PM Ferenc Gyurcsany and President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pottering at the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
From left to right: Slovenian PM Janez Jansa, Dutch PM Jan Peter Balkenende, Hungarian PM Ferenc Gyurcsany and President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pottering at the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal From left to right: Slovenian PM Janez Jansa, Dutch PM Jan Peter Balkenende, Hungarian PM Ferenc Gyurcsany and President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pottering at the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
From left to right: Slovenian PM Janez Jansa, Dutch PM Jan Peter Balkenende, Hungarian PM Ferenc Gyurcsany and President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pottering at the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal From left to right: Slovenian PM Janez Jansa, Dutch PM Jan Peter Balkenende, Hungarian PM Ferenc Gyurcsany and President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pottering at the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
From left to right: Slovenian PM Janez Jansa, Dutch PM Jan Peter Balkenende, Hungarian PM Ferenc Gyurcsany and President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Pottering at the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal Finnish PM Matti Vanhanen (left), Slovenian PM Janez Jansa and Dutch PM Jan Peter Balkenende at the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
Finnish PM Matti Vanhanen (left), Slovenian PM Janez Jansa and Dutch PM Jan Peter Balkenende at the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal From left to right: Finnish PM Matti Vanhanen, Slovenian PM Janez Jansa, Dutch PM Jan Peter Balkenende, Hungarian PM Ferenc Gyurcsany and Italian PM Romano Prodi at the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
From left to right: Finnish PM Matti Vanhanen, Slovenian PM Janez Jansa, Dutch PM Jan Peter Balkenende, Hungarian PM Ferenc Gyurcsany and Italian PM Romano Prodi at the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal From left to right: Portuguese FM Luis Amado, Slovenian FM Dimitrij Rupel, Slovenian PM Janez Jansa and Portuguese PM Jose Scorates, at the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
From left to right: Portuguese FM Luis Amado, Slovenian FM Dimitrij Rupel, Slovenian PM Janez Jansa and Portuguese PM Jose Scorates, at the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal From left to right: Portuguese FM Luis Amado, Portuguese PM Jose Scorates, Slovenian PM Janez Jansa and Slovenian FM Dimitrij Rupel at the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
From left to right: Portuguese FM Luis Amado, Portuguese PM Jose Scorates, Slovenian PM Janez Jansa and Slovenian FM Dimitrij Rupel at the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa (left) and Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates at the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa (left) and Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates at the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa (left) and Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates at the signing of the EU's reform treaty. Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

Lisbon, Portugal
Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa (left) and Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates at the signing of the EU's reform treaty.
Photo: Daniel Novakovic/STA

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