This is one of the possible foreign political scenarios during the Czech presidency, Saryusz-Wolski said. If the ratification of the Lisbon treaty is postponed and if the EU foreign minister is not approved, Prague will have to fill the gap that will open, Saryusz-Wolski said. "Both scenarios will be very demanding," Saryusz-Wolski told journalists after meeting Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg. They discussed Czechs donate three more helicopters to Afghanistan ...
Police initiate charges against Czech-Afghan chamber head ... the preparation of the Czech EU presidency that starts on January 1, 2009. After France, the Czech Republic will be the spokesman, face and coordinator of all 27 EU members. The EU is facing the recent rejection of the Lisbon treaty by the Irish. The treaty, defining the rules of the extended EU, can only take effect if passed by all EU members.
The situation is expected to influence the form of the Czech EU presidency. Ireland has said it will assess the situation. The ratification of the Lisbon treaty is continuing in EU countries irrespective of the Irish rejection. It has been passed by the parliaments of 23 EU countries and Brussels expects it to be passed by the parliaments in the three remaining countries, Italy, Sweden and the Czech Republic. The Czech Constitutional Court is now examining whether the treaty is consistent with the Czech constitution. The Lisbon treaty is rejected by President Vaclav Klaus who will meet his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski later today. They are likely to discuss the issue. Kaczynski himself changed his mind during a recent meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in France. He said he would not block the adoption of the treaty that is to overhaul the EU institutions. Klaus is the sole leading politician in Europe who clearly rejects the Lisbon treaty. The treaty modifies the decision-making process in EU institutions. It provides for the introduction of the posts of permanent chairman of the European Council and joint foreign minister.
(Ceske Noviny)
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