Only the Irish will be allowed a referendum on the the Lisbon Treaty. Most of the rest of Europe will soon have to put up with institutions they once rejected. Le Monde Diplomatique reports.

Europe’s new notion of ‘flexicurity’ represents the most fundamental attack on trade union rights since the end of World War Two. Brian Denny looks at the details.

The defeated EU Constitution has been repackaged as the Reform Treaty, which does not say a single word about social Europe. Rejecting it is crucial to save democracy, says Susan George.