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Pro-Lisbon balloons during the Irish referendum in October. The Czech court ruling was the last major hurdle standing in the way of ratification (Photo: infomatique)

Czech court gives green light to EU treaty

The Czech Constitutional Court has rejected a challenge to the EU's Lisbon Treaty, paving the way for Czech President Vaclav Klaus to sign it.

In a keenly awaited decision, the court ruled that the treaty - an overhaul of the EU's institutional rules and laws - is compatible with Czech national law.\n \nThe treaty "is not in conflict with the constitutional law of the Czech Republic," Pavel Rychetsky, the court's chief justice, told state TV on Tuesday (3 November).

The case had b...

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Pro-Lisbon balloons during the Irish referendum in October. The Czech court ruling was the last major hurdle standing in the way of ratification (Photo: infomatique)

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