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Current AffairsEU Constitution gets new lease on life

17-06-2005 14:38 | Pavla Horáková, Daniela Lazarová

Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek and the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, photo: CTK The EU Constitution which many considered to be dead has received a new lease on life. On the first day of their summit in Brussels, European leaders agreed to extend the ratification deadline beyond November 2006 in order to give member states more time for reflection and debate.  More

Current AffairsNew Czech Prime Minister makes good impression on fellow EU leaders

17-06-2005 14:38 | Dita Asiedu, Pavla Horáková

Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek, photo: CTK Jiri Paroubek's trip to the EU summit is his first official visit to Brussels as Czech Prime Minister and it appears that he has made quite a good impression on his fellow EU leaders. Pavla Horakova has been watching Mr Paroubek closely, ever since he arrived in Brussels on Thursday:  More

Current AffairsPoliticians face crunch time on future EU

16-06-2005 15:06 | Jan Velinger

Jose Manuel Barroso, photo: CTK Leaders from the 25 European Union member countries have gathered in Brussels with the hope of resolving two outstanding questions: what to do with the battered EU Constitution and how to resolve the deadlock over the budget for 2007-2013. Not many are optimistic: for good reason the meeting has already been dubbed the "Crisis Summit" and many fear that - at least for the moment - differences within the EU are insurmountable.  More

Current AffairsWhat's next for the EU Constitution in the Czech Rep as Britain shelves its vote?

07-06-2005 14:28 | Jan Velinger, Martin Mikule

Foreign minister of Great Britain Jack Straw, photo: CTK The EU constitution suffered another major set-back on Monday when Britain announced it would be postponing its referendum vote. The decision provoked immediate reaction from pro-constitution politicians including Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek, who has been pushing for the ratification process to continue. Here in the Czech Republic, as elsewhere, doubt has grown over what to do next: should - and can - the constitution be saved? Or is it, as critics say, in rigor mortis.  More

Current AffairsCzech politicians stick to their views after second "No" to EU Constitution

02-06-2005 14:25 | Pavla Horáková

Photo: CTK After the French "Non" to the EU Constitution, Europe heard a resounding "Nee" from the Netherlands on Wednesday. With Europe still reeling from the shock, Czech politicians, both champions and opponents of the constitution, are sticking firmly to their views.  More

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