Article: Czech Republic: PM links radar treaty to Lisbon Treaty.

Byline: kusumv03

Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek has tied support for the Lisbon Treaty to the ratification of the Czech-U.S. agreement on the placement of an anti-missile radar on Czech territory, Hospodarske noviny reported Thursday.

If Parliament does not approve the radar treaty, he cannot imagine that his party, the Civic Democrats (ODS) will be able to vote for the Lisbon Treaty, Topolanek told Radio Cesko Wednesday.

Hypothetically, there are 82 ODS deputies in Parliament and I generally know their opinions on things. It is very hard for me to imagine that ODS deputies or senators would vote for the Lisbon Treaty if the agreement with the ...

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