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Czech president seals Lisbon treaty ratification

Source: observer.guardian.co.uk

Nov 03, 2009

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• Czech president signs after securing rights charter opt-out
• José Manuel Barroso hails removal of 'last hurdle'

Vaclav Klaus, the Czech president, this afternoon signed the Lisbon treaty, finally completing the ratification process of the charter designed to transform Europe into a more unified and influential global player.

Klaus, widely known for his Eurosceptic views, announced that he had signed the treaty at Prague Castle after the Czech constitutional court announced its decision that the document, which has already been ratified by all 26 other EU countries, does not violate the country's constitution.

Klaus's signature sealed a painful eight-year effort to bring about a wide range of major constitutional reforms of the EU. The ratified treaty could be in force as early as December or January, José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European commission, told Reuters. "The road has been a marathon of hurdles but the last hurdle is now removed," Barroso said.

It is now likely that a special meeting of European heads of state will be held in the coming fo

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