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Saturday, November 21, 2009 11:59 PM

Published 11/03/2009 by Times Online


Tories concede defeat as Czech leader signs Lisbon Treaty

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Czech leader signs Lisbon treaty as Tories concede defeat over referendum

Philippe Naughton, Philip Webster and Roger Boyes

The Eurosceptic leader of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Klaus, has signed the Lisbon treaty, finally giving effect to a much-delayed accord designed to overhaul the institutions of the European Union and give the...

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European Union reform treaty overcomes final hu...
The Czech president, Vaclav Klaus, has signed the Lisbon Treaty reforming the European Union, removing the last obstacle to it coming into force.It follows a ruling ... - [11/03/2009 - Radio New Zealand]
Klaus signs, Lisbon Treaty due Dec. 1
With a heavy heart, Czech President Vaclav Klaus has finally signed the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty. He said that with its entry into force, the republic will ... - [11/03/2009 - EuroNews]
Ever closer union
The manner of the Lisbon treatys ratification has served to worsen a sense of disillusionment By Telegraph View Published: 7:51PM GMT 03 Nov 2009 So the deed is ... - [11/03/2009 - Telegraph]
Lisbon decision in Prague due Tuesday - [11/02/2009 - EuroNews]
Czech court expected to lift last barrier to EU... - [11/03/2009 - InSing.com]
Czech court expected to lift last barrier to EU... - [11/03/2009 - Yahoo! News Australia]
EU awaits Czech verdict on Lisbon - [11/03/2009 - BBC]
Czech court to rule on key EU reform treaty - [11/03/2009 - France24 - Science]
Czech court to rule on key EU reform treaty - [11/03/2009 - France24 - Middle East]
Czech court to rule on key EU reform treaty - [11/03/2009 - France24 - Africa]
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