PM in favour of EU treaty ratification in parliament

In related news, it has been reported that Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra - who attended the EU summit - are in favour ratification of the EU Reform Treaty by parliament rather than through a referendum. In parliament, the document would require the support of three-fifths of deputies and senators. It is not yet clear when the Czech Republic will start the process of ratification of the document, which replaces the earlier draft EU constitution. But the EU states are likely to sign the document in Lisbon on December 13th.