The Greens have been striving for a ratification of the treaty in a whole European referendum that might be connected with the EP elections. Greens Education Minister Ondrej Liska said the ratification must continue at the same pace, maybe even faster.
The treaty should be ratified in the other member states, too, by the end of this year, according to the original schedule, he added. Liska said he supposed that some solution might be found even for the countries that would not ratify the treaty, for instance a possibility to repeat the Czech President Klaus recovering from hip joint surgery ...
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Czech civilian intelligence to be reinforced by 46 new employees ... referendum. The Lisbon treaty to reform EU institutions, which replaced the rejected European constitution, must be ratified by all 27 member states to take effect. Supreme Czech politicians have different opinions about the Czech Republic's steps after the Irish "no." President Vaclav Klaus and Senate chairman Premysl Sobotka (Civic Democrats, ODS) are of the view that it is pointless to continue the ratification process. However, neither PM Mirek Topolanek nor Deputy PM for European Affairs Alexandr Vondra (both ODS) said that the ratification process would be halted.
(Ceske Noviny)
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