Nov 3rd, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Related topics:
The Czech constitutional court has ruled that the Lisbon Treaty is in line with the constitution, clearing the way for President Vaclav Klaus to sign it.
The Czech Republic is the only EU member yet to ratify the treaty, and the decision removes one of the last hurdles for its passage.
The Eurosceptic Mr Klaus, who was awaiting the court's decision, has said he will not further oppose the treaty.
The reform treaty is seen as crucial to making the EU work more efficiently.
Related stories:
Czech Court Clears Way for President to Sign New EU Treaty
Nov 3rd, 2009 - VOA News
The Czech Republic's Constitutional Court has removed the last obstacle to a new European Union charter known as the Lisbon Treaty by dismissing a complaint that had been brought against the document...EU Lisbon Treaty: court clears way for Czech President to sign
Nov 3rd, 2009 - Telegraph
Mr Klaus is the last head of state not to sign the Treaty and remains the final barrier to it entering into legal force across the European Union's 27 countries.
He has...Czech court clears way for EU Lisbon Treaty
Nov 3rd, 2009 - CNN
(CNN) -- A Czech court ruled Tuesday that the European Union's Lisbon Treaty is not in conflict with the country's constitution, a government spokesman said, removing the last political hurdle to the document's full ratification.EU Agrees to Czech Demand In Move to Seal Lisbon Treaty
Oct 29th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders agreed on a deal late Thursday they hope will secure the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty by the one remaining holdout in the 27-nation bloc, Czech President Václav Klaus.
Mr...EU Nears Passage of Lisbon Treaty After Czechs Win Exemption
Oct 29th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- European Union leaders removed oneof the last obstacles to a new treaty designed to strengthen thebloc’s global clout, granting the Czech Republic an exemptionfrom the EU’s planned bill of rights.
Related videos from YouTube:
1:13Klaus on 'Absolutely Inadequate' Czech court ruling over Lisbon
With no one else present, Czech President Vaclav Klaus on Tuesday put his signature under the Lisbon Treaty on the future of the European Union. Klaus was the last European leader to sign off on the treaty that will, among others ...
1:32Vaclav Klaus Signs Lisbon Treaty: Prague Press Conference
Czech President Vaclav Klaus on Tuesday reluctantly signed the Lisbon Treaty on the future of the European Union. The signature followed a Czech constitutional court ruling earlier in the day saying the treaty does not clash with the Czech constitution ...
1:40Barroso: "No Further Delays" on Lisbon Treaty
Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, EC spokesperson gives José Manuel Barroso's statement on the ruling of the Czech Constitutional Court on the Lisbon Treaty. The Czech Republic's Constitutional Court Tuesday ruled that the European Union's Lisbon Treaty does not clash with the Czech constitution ...
1:04Czech Constitutional Court Okays Lisbon Treaty
The EU reform Lisbon treaty is in compliance with the Czech constitutional order and its ratification can be completed, the Constitutional Court (US) ruled today. The Czech Republic is the last EU country not to have ratified the treaty as President Vaclav Klaus has not signed it yet ...
