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Article: LISBON TREATY : IF LONDON RATIFIES, PRAGUE COULD FOLLOW.
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- European Report
- Article date:
- June 17, 2008
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Eight countries in addition to Ireland have not yet ratified the Lisbon Treaty. There are still doubts in the Czech Republic, but if the United Kingdom approves the EU text, Prague could follow that lead.
President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to Prague on 16 June, in the context of the future French EU Presidency, was expected to be something of a crisis meeting in the wake of the negative outcome of Ireland's referendum, on 12 June. France does not want the Union to end up paralysed following this no' and hopes to come up with a solution promptly. Sarkozy would like to convince the Czechs to continue the ratification process. Head of state Vaclav Klaus was ...