| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | 1 |
| The future of the Lisbon Treaty | 1 |
| Economic and financial questions | 1 |
| Energy and climate change | 2 |
| The December European Council and France’s EU Presidency | 4 |
| INTRODUCTION | 5 |
| 1. THE FUTURE OF THE LISBON TREATY (PARAGRAPHS 1-4 PLUS ANNEX 1) | 5 |
| 2. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL QUESTIONS (PARAGRAPHS 5-18) | 8 |
| 3. ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE (PARAGRAPHS 19-25) | 14 |
| 3.1 THE POINT OF DEPARTURE: THE COMMISSION’S PROPOSALS OF JANUARY 2008 | 14 |
| 3.2 THE NEGOTIATIONS PRIOR TO 10 DECEMBER 2008 | 15 |
| 3.3 THE END GAME: THE PLENARY DEBATE IN THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL | 17 |
| 3.4 ANATOMY OF THE AGREEMENT | 19 |
| 4. THE DECEMBER EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND FRANCE’S EU PRESIDENCY | 23 |
| ENDNOTES | 28 |
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