Brussels, 17/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - The financial crisis and the war in Georgia have made it more than ever necessary for the EU to have a stable Presidency of the European Council, as provided for in the Lisbon Treaty, stated Nicolas Sarkozy, President in office of the European Council and José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, after the European summit of 16 October (see EUROPE 9763). They feel that these two crises could help to change minds on the Lisbon Treaty,...