Article: Roundup: EU postpones decision on Lisbon Treaty, accommodates Czech concerns

Roundup: EU postpones decision on Lisbon Treaty, accommodates Czech concerns

BRUSSELS, June 20 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) leaders have decided to postpone a decision on the Lisbon Treaty following the Irish "No" vote and recognize the difficulty of the Czech Republic in its ratification.

At their two-day summit, EU leaders agreed that they will revisit this issue in October when they meet again.

"The European Council (of heads of state and government) agreed that more time was needed to analyze the situation," reads the final conclusions of the summit.

They hoped that the Irish government can come up with suggestions of what to do next at the October summit.

"The European Council ...

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