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Klaus will likely sign Lisbon treaty
The Prague Post reports, “While the public debate about the Lisbon Treaty saw protesters and counter protesters gather outside Prague Castle Oct. 19, the government of Prime Minister Jan Fischer…
Klaus’ Lisbon request exposes divisions
[The Prague Post]– Before signing the Lisbon Treaty, President Václav Klaus demands an exemption for the Czech Republic from a human rights protocol he says could open the country up…
Vaclav Klaus: How Czech president is fighting on to stop Europe in its tracks
[guardian.co.uk]– For a man standing alone between Europe and its future, Vaclav Klaus is playing hard to get. Last week a trip to Albania, this week Russia; the Czech president…
Police investigate collapse
[The Prague Post]– The deadliest toll from a building collapse in Prague for more than 40 years could have resulted in a higher casualty figure as students were studying in…
Poland signs Lisbon Treaty, Czechs last to hold out
[France 24]– Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski signed the European Union’s reforming Lisbon Treaty in a ceremony Saturday, leaving his ultra-eurosceptic Czech counterpart Vaclav Klaus as the only holdout. “The fact…
Sweden cautions Czechs over Lisbon ‘opt outs’
[The Local]– The Swedish EU presidency has cautioned the Czechs that their demands for an extra “footnote” on the treaty sends out “the wrong message at the wrong time”. Czech…
Obama Drops European Missile Plan
[The Moscow Times]– U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday abandoned plans for a missile defense shield in Central Europe that had irritated Russia, and invited Russia to cooperate in the…
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