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Foreigners make up 4 percent of population in CzechRep - stats ... that if a draft resolution calling for the Lisbon treaty ratification process to continue were submitted at the EU summit, which is to start later today, the Czech Republic would not support the proposal. The Lisbon treaty was rejected by the Irish in a referendum last week. The Czech Republic is among the few EU countries that have not ratified it as yet. No one wants to exert pressure on anyone.
It is important that the EU countries do what they have promised to each other, that they keep their pledge to lead the EU to a better future. To achieve this, they need the future presidency, they need the Czech Republic, Poettering said. Asked by CTK to comment on Schwarzenberg's statements, he said he does not know their wording accurately, but pointed out that all EU states had pledged to ratify the Lisbon treaty. At present, political will of all parties to continue the ratification and resolve the Irish problem is decisive, Poettering said. However, voices have been heard from the Czech Republic that the Irish "no" means the end of the ratification and that it can no longer continue. This opinion is shared by Czech President Vaclav Klaus, among others.
(Ceske Noviny)
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