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Article: Czech president wants exemption from Lisbon Treaty
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- October 10, 2009
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Czech president wants exemption from Lisbon Treaty
PRAGUE, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Czech President Vaclav Klaus has
confirmed that he will seek an exemption from the Lisbon Treaty for
his country before signing the reform measure.
Klaus wants a clause in the treaty that in future the rights
listed in the Charter of Fundamental Right of the European Union
will be assessed by EU courts according to the laws existing in
Czech Republic.
A similar right was granted to Great Britain and Poland, he said
on Friday.
"An integral part of the Lisbon Treaty is the Charter of
Fundamental Rights of the European Union," Klaus said at a press
conference.
On that basis, he said, it's possible to bypass ...