Czech court dismisses Lisbon treaty objection / Czech president signs Lisbon treaty

The Czech constitutional court ruled on the 3 November 2009 that the Lisbon treaty did not violate the country’s constitution, opening the way for President Vaclav Klaus, the last EU holdout, to sign the pact.

Later on the 3 November President Klaus signed the Treaty of Lisbon, the final step in the charter's ratification in all of the EU Member States.

Spiegel Online International, 3.11.09: EU Clears Last Lisbon Treaty Hurdle http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,659038,00.html

BBC News, 3.11.09: EU reform treaty passes last test http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8340664.stm

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 3.11.09: Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the CFSP, welcomes the signature of the Lisbon Treaty by Czech President, Vaclav Klaus http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/declarations/110926.pdf

ESO: Background information: Czech opt-out to spur Lisbon deal http://www.europeansources.info/record/czech-opt-out-to-spur-lisbon-deal/

Deutsche Welle, 3.11.09: Czech court decision clears the final hurdle to Lisbon Treaty http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4851513,00.html

BBC News, 3.11.09: Czech court clears Lisbon Treaty http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8339464.stm

France24, 3.11.09: Court rules Lisbon Treaty constitutional, clears the way for ratification http://www.france24.com/en/20091103-court-rules-lisbon-treaty-constitutional-clears-way-ratification

EurActiv, 3.11.09: Klaus expected to sign Lisbon 'within days' http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/klaus-expected-sign-lisbon-days/article-186995

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