Czech Republic
ČESKY
Original Senate Proposal
Click here for the proposal sent by the Czech Senate to the Constitutional Court on the Lisbon Treaty. (Only available in Czech)
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Situation So Far | |
| 20 June 2008 | European Council took into account that the ratification process would be suspended until the Constitutional Court delivers positive verdict on the Lisbon Treaty. |
| 5 June 2008 | President Klaus published official statement to the case, thus following his previous demand of the Constitutional Court. |
| 24 April 2008 | Senate passes Lisbon Treaty to the Czech Constitutional Court. |
Klaus's Questions to the Constitutional Court
Question One: Will the Czech Republic remain a sovereign country and a full-fledged entity of the international community, capable of adhering to the obligations arising for it from international law, even after the Lisbon Treaty enters into force?
Question Two: Does the provision of the Lisbon Treaty concerning the internal effect of EU legislation comply with Article 10 of the Constitution of the Czech Republic?
Question Three: Does the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights have the legal status of an international treaty according to Article 10a and/or Article 10 of the Constitution; if so, do all of its provisions comply with the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of the Czech Republic and/or other parts of the constitutional system?
Question Four: Will the European Union remain an international organization or institution to which Article 10a of the Constitution allows the transfer of powers of the bodies of the Czech Republic after the Lisbon Treaty enters into force?
Question Five: If the Lisbon Treaty amends, albeit indirectly, the Accession Treaty, does Constitutional Act No 515/2002 Coll. on the Referendum on the Czech Republic's Accession to the European Union not implicitly apply to the Lisbon Treaty as well (if so, it would be necessary to amend, in particular, the referendum question)? Then, should the approval of the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty not be subject to a referendum as well?
This summary has been taken from the website of the President of the Czech Republic. For a more detailed version of the questions please click here.
Opinion of Czech MPs on the Lisbon Treaty
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