Current Affairs EU leaders agree on charter exemption for Czech Republic

30-10-2009 16:52 | Jan Velinger

The Lisbon treaty is a hair’s breadth away from ratification after EU leaders on Thursday agreed on an opt-out for the Czech Republic to the treaty’s charter of fundamental rights. Czech President Václav Klaus, the document’s most vocal opponent, had made clear he would only sign if such a guarantee was provided.

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