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Article: Lisbon Treaty would curtail Czech sovereignty: Czech president
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- November 25, 2008
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Lisbon Treaty would curtail Czech sovereignty: Czech president
BRNO, the Czech Republic, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The Lisbon Treaty,
if passed, will change the Czech Republic's international position
and may reduce its sovereignty, President Vaclav Klaus told the
Constitutional Court on Tuesday.
The European Union (EU)'s reform treaty is at variance with the
spirit of the Constitution and its "material core," Klaus said.
The treaty will push the EU closer to a federal state, Klaus
said.
Klaus called on the judges to be free of political pressure when
making their decision and to realize the weight of their verdict.
"The decision on the Lisbon treaty will not be valid for today
and a few next ...