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The Lisbon Treaty (2009) The Portugal capital hasn’t been so famous since its 1974 revolution. It may be ungallant to say so, but Portugal doesn’t carry much weight these days on the international stage. The recent election in Portugal (you see, you didn’t...
Tags: European Union, European Economic Community, Portugal, Bush, prime minister, Neville Chamberlain, Jim Callaghan, Vaclav Klaus, Czechoslovakia, Lisbon, Federalism, International law, Munich Agreement, Maastricht, International relations, Political systems, Treaty of Lisbon, Politics
EU military chiefs are nervous that their advice will not carry the same weight once the new Lisbon Treaty is in place and that the planned diplomatic service will not contain enough experienced military personnel...Once in force on 1 December, the Lisbon...
Tags: Lisbon Treaty, Vaclav Klaus, European Union, presidency vaclav, Tony Blair, Massimo D'Alema, eu presidency, constitution court
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Search term Explore the BBC BBC News Updated every minute of every day One-Minute World News News Front Page Africa Americas Asia-Pacific Europe Middle East South Asia UK Business Health Science & Environment Technology...
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Czech President Vaclav Klaus has finally signed the Lisbon Treaty, ending a highly drawn out ratification process that left many wondering whether the document's provisions would ever see the light of day. "I signed the Lisbon Treaty today at 15.00 (CET),"...
Tags: lisbon treaties, Lisbon Treaty, EU-U.S., European Commission, Vaclav Klaus, European Council, European Union, Tory EU, Czech Republic, Europe Chris Bryant
The Czech court ruling was the last major hurdle standing in the way of ratification (Photo: infomatique) Today @ 10:11 CET The Czech Constitutional Court has rejected a challenge to the EU's Lisbon Treaty, paving the way for Czech President Vaclav Klaus...
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Mr Klaus said he feared the charter would expose the country to property claims by ethnic Germans and Hungarians expelled after World War II from the then Czechoslovakia, under the so-called Benes Decrees. The reference to the still-emotive issue prompted...
Tags: Tony Blair, Czech Republic Lisbon, Lisbon Treaty, Brussels, Vaclav Klaus, prime minister, Gordon Brown, czechs republic, climate summit, eu leaders
The Czech Republic�s Constitutional Court is to begin considering today what is likely to be the last legal objection to the EU�s Lisbon Treaty. President Vaclav Klaus, are complaining it will infinge Czech national sovereignty. Although the Czech parliament...
Tags: Lisbon Treaty, Czech Republic, Eurosceptic Czech, constitution court, The Constitutional Court, Václav Klaus, hearing lisbon
Klaus, a staunch Eurosceptic, wants a permanent exemption from the Charter of Fundamental Rights for the Czech Republic. The charter, Klaus claims, would enable ethnic Germans expelled after World War II to file property claims at the European Court of...
Tags: Lisbon Treaty, Vaclav Klaus, Czech Republic
The chess game over the fate of the Lisbon Treaty between Vaclav Klaus and 27 EU countries will enter its final phase at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday (29 October) and Friday. The Czech president has said he is more or less happy with a Swedish...
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Czech President Vaclav Klaus has backed away from a major dispute with other EU leaders by indicating that he is satisfied with a proposal to modify the Lisbon Treaty following a last minute demand he made last week...The president argued the charter...
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