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Mr Klaus has said the Czech parliament should vote on the Irish guarantees (Photo: EUobserver)

Czech parliament should vote on Lisbon guarantees, Klaus says

by Elitsa Vucheva, Brussels, June 18, 2009, 7:06:58 AM
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Czech President Vaclav Klaus has said the Czech parliament should ratify any fresh legal clauses attached to the Lisbon treaty to help Ireland clinch a Yes vote in its second referendum.

EU leaders meeting in Brussels on 18-19 June are set to agree on legal guarantees for Ireland in the areas of taxation, neutrality and social affairs.

The extra bells and whistles are designed to help Ireland hold a second referendum on the text in autumn, after an initial No vote last summer. B...

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Mr Klaus has said the Czech parliament should vote on the Irish guarantees (Photo: EUobserver)

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