All eyes on Czech Senate as legislators vote about the future of EU

All eyes on Czech Senate as legislators vote about the future of EU
Enough! (Už dost!) petition organizers want to stop shaming the country in the EU.
81 blue stars just like 81 senators.
The petitioners handed the document to Czech Senate head Přemysl Sobotka.
Deputy Prime Minister and EU Affairs man - Alexandr Vondra. It was truly a nail-biting affair.
Foto: Ludvík Hradilek
Naďa Straková
6. 5. 2009 16:39

All eyes were on Czech Senate on May 6. The upper house of Czech parliament nodded to the EU's embattled Lisbon Treaty. 54 senators believe that the institution needs a re-design and its decision-making should be streamlined. A group of petitioners gathered in front of the Senate with a slogan - "Lisbon - yes, we can". Despite all the boost for the EU Treaty from the Czech legislators, president Klaus said the Treaty is dead for the moment.

 

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