15.06.2008 - Czech president's reaction to Irish "no" may influence voters-BBC
While most EU countries' supreme politicians have expressed support for the continuation of the ratification Brussels Gloomy as Irish Say 'No' to the EU Reform Treaty ...
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The calls for halting the ratification process or at least for a referendum instead of a parliamentary vote on the Lisbon treaty have intensified in the press, opposition and among inhabitants mainly in Britain since the Irish vote on the EU reform treaty, but the British government has so far insisted on completing the ratification process.
BBC writes that the third failed referendum on an EU treaty in three years, after the failure of the previous European constitution in France and the Netherlands, can only be seen as a serious blow to the EU's credibility at home and abroad.
The Lisbon treaty to reform EU institutions, which replaced the rejected European constitution, must be ratified by all 27 member states to take effect.
Voters in the Irish Republic rejected the Lisbon treaty in a vote by 53.4%% to 46.6%%.
European leaders have just a few days before the summer summit in Brussels to come up with some credible ideas how to move forward, BBC reports.
(Ceske Noviny)
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