EU Leaders Continue to Ratify Lisbon Treaty

(20 June 08-RV) European Union leaders today agreed to continue ratifying a major reform treaty.
Known as the Lisbon Treaty, the document is meant to overhaul the way the EU is governed and bolster its role on the world stage. Leaders were able to overcome opposition from the Czech Republic at summit talks today by acknowledging that ratification is suspended there until a court decides whether the Lisbon Treaty is in line with the Czech constitution. Ireland was the only country to put the document to a public vote and its rejection last week has stopped EU reform in its tracks. EU leaders today said that when they meet again in October they will try to devise a way to overcome the results of last week’s Irish referendum. Former Member of the European Parliament, Jens-Peter Bonde, said that Irish voters will be asked again to ratify the treaty….