Lower house chairman calls special session on Lisbon treaty

Lower house chairman Miloslav Vlček on Monday called an extraordinary session of the lower house on December 9 to deal with the Lisbon treaty. The move comes in response to calls for the treaty to be ratified as soon as possible in view of the Czech Republic’s upcoming EU presidency. The Czech Constitutional Court ruled last week that the terms of the treaty do not violate the Czech Constitution, opening the way for a vote on it in both houses of Parliament. Following the treaty’s ratification by Sweden, the Czech Republic is the only EU member states which has not yet voted on the document.

Author: Ruth Fraňková