"The Irish 'no' clearly said that the treaty was over.
I think that patients and not treaties should be resuscitated," said Klaus, who met journalists for the first time since a hip joint surgery today. The Lisbon treaty to reform EU institutions, which replaced the rejected European constitution, must be ratified by all 27 member states to take effect. After the rejection of the Lisbon treaty in the Irish referendum, everybody EU ministers agree to push ahead with reform treaty ...
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Czech president undergoes successful hip joint operation ... should understand that "this is not the way," Klaus noted. He said previously that the ratification ended with the Irish "no." Klaus pointed out that "a document of a completely different character" should replace the Lisbon treaty. If no one writes it, he is prepared to do so, he added. "If they make me stay in hospital for long, I will write it myself," he said with a smile. The House of Lords is to deal with the Lisbon treaty in second and third reading today. The House of Commons has already approved it. Britain might theoretically ratify the Lisbon treaty before the EU summit in Brussels, starting on Thursday.
(Ceske Noviny)
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