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Article: Czech Constitutional Court postpones verdict on Lisbon treaty
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- October 27, 2009
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Czech Constitutional Court postpones verdict on Lisbon treaty
PRAGUE, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- The Czech Constitutional Court
Thursday postponed the verdict on the Lisbon treaty to November 3,
Pavel Rychetsky, chairman of the court and the judge-rapporteur in
this case, said in Prague.
The case follows a complaint lodged by a group of senators saying
that the Lisbon treaty is at variance with the Czech constitutional
order.
When leaving the proceedings, representatives of the Presidential
Office, parliament and the government said they expected the verdict
next Tuesday.
Miloslav Vlcek, chairman of the Chamber of Deputies, said the
senators were only making obstructions with their proposal. ...