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  • The Czech Senate on Wednesday (6 May) approved the EU's Treaty of Lisbon, a move that was greeted with relief in Brussels and that ups the pressure on Ireland, facing its second referendum on the document.



    Fifty-four of the 79 senators voted in favour of the new institutional rules, which introduce an EU foreign minister, a permanent president of the European Council and widely extend the powers of the European Parliament. The lower house passed the document in February.

  • For the ratification process to be completed, the treaty still has to be signed by the country's eurosceptic president, Vaclav Klaus.



    He has previously indicated he would not sign it no matter what the outcome of the parliamentary votes.



    In a reference to Mr Klaus, the commission president said he hoped the remaining "constitutional requirements" would be completed as quickly as possible.

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  • 06 May 09
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    Prof. Dr Wolfgang Schumann

    constitution lisbon-treaty ratification eu-policy_memberstates czechia

    • The Czech Senate on Wednesday (6 May) approved the EU's Treaty of Lisbon, a move that was greeted with relief in Brussels and that ups the pressure on Ireland, facing its second referendum on the document.



      Fifty-four of the 79 senators voted in favour of the new institutional rules, which introduce an EU foreign minister, a permanent president of the European Council and widely extend the powers of the European Parliament. The lower house passed the document in February.

    • For the ratification process to be completed, the treaty still has to be signed by the country's eurosceptic president, Vaclav Klaus.



      He has previously indicated he would not sign it no matter what the outcome of the parliamentary votes.



      In a reference to Mr Klaus, the commission president said he hoped the remaining "constitutional requirements" would be completed as quickly as possible.