EU pushes Czechs for Lisbon approval

The European Union’s senior policymakers will push for swift Czech approval of the Lisbon treaty after Irish voters backed the charter on 2 October 2009.

EurActiv, 8.10.09: EU leaders plead for patience with troublesome Czechs http://www.euractiv.com/en/future-eu/eu-leaders-plead-patience-troublesome-czechs/article-186177

BBC News, 8.10.09: Czech president's new treaty snag http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8297757.stm

EurActiv, 7.10.09: Czech court buoys EU Lisbon Treaty chances http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/czech-court-buoys-eu-lisbon-trea-news-222593

EurActiv, 7.10.09: Prague's EU rank 'weakened' by Lisbon Treaty stance http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/pragues-eu-rank-weakened-lisbon-news-222706

Website: EUROPEUM Institute for Europan Policy http://www.europeum.org/index.php?lang=en

BBC News, 7.10.09: Czechs 'to back treaty this year' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8294050.stm

EurActiv, 9.10.09: Czech president wants footnote added to EU treaty http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/czech-president-wants-footnote-a-news-222811

Spiegel Online International, 6.10.09: Czech Media Calls President an 'Embarrassing Handicap' http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,653336,00.html

ESO: Background information: Lisbon treaty runs into Czech trouble http://www.europeansources.info/record/lisbon-treaty-runs-into-czech-trouble/

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