05/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 5 November, the president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Lluís Maria de Puig, welcomed the entry into force, on 1 December 2009, of the Lisbon Treaty, and hoped that the European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), made possible by the treaty, would be a priority for the EU. "As of next month, the Europe of twenty-seven will adopt the means to become more democratic, more transparent and more...