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Article: Czech president disappointed over court's approval of Lisbon treaty
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- November 26, 2008
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Czech president disappointed over court's approval of Lisbon
treaty
BRNO, Czech Republic, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- President Vaclav Klaus
of the Czech Republic expressed disappointment Wednesday over the
Czech Constitutional Court's approval of the Lisbon Treaty, saying
the decision was largely political, not legal.
"I must say with regret that the court...did not deal with my
legal arguments properly," he told reporters after the ruling. "I
expect that some group of deputies or senators will raise these
arguments again."
Klaus called on the Czech government to start a discussion with
the public about the treaty.
The court ruled Wednesday that the EU reform treaty conforms to
Czech law, ...