Czechs clear way for Lisbon treaty

The upper house of the Czech parliament approved on the 6 May 2009 the European Union’s Lisbon treaty by a convincing majority, increasing the chances that long-awaited institutional reforms in the 27-nation bloc will come into effect on 1 January 2010.

The treaty still needs the signature of Vaclav Klaus, the Czech President.

Spiegel Online International, 6.5.09: EU Treaty Approved by Czech Republic http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,623299,00.html

ESO: Background information: Prague given chance to redeem itself in EU http://www.europeansources.info/record/prague-given-chance-to-redeem-itself-in-eu/

BBC News, 6.5.09: EU treaty clears Czech parliament http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8035191.stm

Deutsche Welle, 6.5.09: Czech Senate approves EU's Lisbon Treaty http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4231956,00.html

France24, 6.5.09: Czech president stops short of ratifying, senate approves http://www.france24.com/en/20090506-czech-upper-house-approves-eu-treaty-lisbon-european-union-ratification

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