In today’s international press review, we look at the world’s reaction regarding the Lisbon Treaty. The Czech Republic was the last EU member state to sign it.
The Czech Republic's eurosceptic president, Vaclav Klaus, has become the 27th and final EU head of state to sign the Lisbon Treaty, paving the way for its ratification on December 1.
The Czech Republic's top court has ruled that the European Union's Lisbon Treaty is in line with the Czech constitution, paving the way for the reform treaty's ratification.
European Union leaders have cleared a major hurdle for the ratification of the Lisbon reform treaty by agreeing to grant Czech President Vaclav Klaus the opt-out clause he had demanded before signing.
The Czech Republic's highest court has said it will adjourn until November 3, delaying its ruling on whether the Lisbon Treaty violates the country's constitution.
The Czech Constitutional Court will hear a challenge, backed by President Vaclav Klaus (pictured), that the EU's Lisbon Treaty infringes national sovereignty. The Czech Republic is the only EU nation yet to ratify the treaty.
In Brussels for talks with Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer, European Commission Chief Jose Manuel Barroso has increased pressure on “Eurosceptic“ Czech President Vaclav Klaus to sign the EU's long-awaited Lisbon reform treaty.
Polish President Lech Kaczynski (photo) has ratified the EU Lisbon Treaty, leaving the Czech Republic as the only country yet to sign. The Czech president has demanded changes to the text despite mounting pressure at home and abroad.
Czech President Vaclav Klaus has raised a further obstacle to ratifying the Lisbon Treaty on EU reform, telling Sweden, the EU’s current president, he wants a “footnote” relating to the treaty’s charter of fundamental rights.
As top EU leaders congratulate the Irish people on Saturday for backing the Lisbon Treaty, there is renewed speculation as to whether eurosceptic Czech President Vaclav Klaus (pictured) will sign it, having so far declined do to so.
