IIRC, we are already past the date set in the treaty. A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!
Sweden, which holds the EU's rotating presidency, said the treaty would come into force on December 1, and announced plans to call a short summit this month to formalise the appointment of the first full-time president and the bloc's new foreign policy high representative. The likely summit date is between November 10 and 19.