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agreement was in any way at odds with the nation’s constitution. The
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beginning of smooth sailing towards the treaty’s ratification, fresh
squabbles and delays are threatening to cast a shadow over the Czech EU
presidency.
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European Parliament, along with the heads of the Parliament’s political
groups, came to Prague to discuss the Czech agenda for Europe, with the
Lisbon treaty high on the list.
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Wednesday’s ruling by the Constitutional Court that the European Union's
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scorned from the two sides of the Lisbon debate. So what next for Czech
ratification and the treaty itself? Radio Prague spoke to Roman Joch,
director of the conservative think-tank the Civic Institute.
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