Vaclav Klaus: 'Too late' to stop Lisbon Treaty, concedes last EU leader left to sign
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worl...left-sign.html
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The only EU leader who has not yet signed the Lisbon reform treaty has conceded he will not be able to derail it. Czech President Vaclav Klaus's admission has paved the way for the document to become law.
The treaty has already been signed by the leaders of the other 26 EU states but had been put in doubt by Mr Klaus's last-minute objection over World War Two property claims. Some had speculated he wanted to delay signing until after a general election in Britain, in the hope the Conservatives would be victorious and call a referendum.
Mr Klaus said: 'I will not and cannot wait for the British election. They would have to hold it in the coming days or weeks.' He had demanded an opt-out to shield his country from property claims by Germans expelled after the war. The new hurdle raised concern it could require new talks and another agreement by all EU members, threatening to undo years of diplomatic work to create an acceptable treaty.
But eurosceptic Mr Klaus, an admirer of Margaret Thatcher, told newspaper Lidove Noviny that despite his opposition to the charter, it had gone too far for him to stop it. He said: 'I do not consider the Lisbon Treaty to be a good thing for Europe, for the freedom of Europe, or for the Czech Republic. 'However, the train has already travelled so fast and so far that I guess it will not be possible to stop it or turn it around, however much we would wish to.'
I wonder with what the European Union have threatend the Czech Republic with, so the question now rests with David Cameron, will he let the British people have a say on the formation of the European Superstate which already makes over 75% of British laws, or will he shy away from the issue?
Here we come President Blair.
