Brussels, 17/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - Speaking at the opening of the June session of the European Parliament, EP President Hans-Gert Pöttering said the result of the referendum on the Lisbon Treaty confronts the EU with one of the most difficult challenges in its history. The Lisbon Treaty is the answer to criticisms which citizens have levelled at the deficits of the European Union and its adoption is therefore “an absolute necessity” if the European Union is to defend its values and...