Barroso: "No Further Delays" on Lisbon Treaty

Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, EC spokesperson gives José Manuel Barroso's statement on the ruling of the Czech Constitutional Court on the Lisbon Treaty. The Czech Republic's Constitutional Court Tuesday ruled that the European Union's Lisbon Treaty does not clash with the Czech constitution, allowing the pact's ratification which now only needs to be signed by Czech president Vaclav Klaus, a treaty opponent.

At their summit in Brussels Thursday, leaders of EU member states agreed to an opt-out from a part of the Lisbon Treaty, the Charter of Fundamental Rights, which Vaclav Klaus views as a threat to Czech citizens' property rights.

The highest Czech court, based in Brno, ruled last year that key elements of the treaty were in accordance with the constitution. Tuesday's ruling was in response to a second challenge to the treaty.

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[mtlilr]

gret day for EU!

[Athenaikos]

Let's make the EU an entity worth reckoning with.

[szol2005]

Communist central planners will fail...

[LordShivasServant]

Epic speech.

You should give seminars.

[Britain1st]

Democracy means the people have a say - EU Population 500Million! Only Irish had a vote (granted they got to do it twice) - so where is the democracy?  Demand from your MP a referendum on IN OR OUT!

[poodle559]

How about all you EU criminals, fraudsters, treasonous low lifes and anti human filth along with the rest of the anglo american, bilderberg, rothschild, rockefella global domination crime syndicate rot in hell! I am/we are not your slaves and although i'm sure you'll have your despotism and tyranny for a while, your new world order will fail. The human desire for freedom is much bigger than you and the bottom line is YOUR NOT WANTED

[Wizzman101]

yay more powerful EU....sorry Russia and the USA we dnt have to lissen to you anymore ive got me 26 new mates :)

[t666pax]

If this is the best the NWO have to offer they will loose

[lookingforthemeaning]

But like Napoleon They will fail and betrampeld on by the freewill of the people.

[lookingforthemeaning]

Communism 2.0

[septimiussk]

i think i am gonna be sick.....WTF....is this is it? EUROPEANS( i am one as well)....have you not learned from 50 years of communist rule???

[Jacomus7]

This makes me sick...