Czech copy of Lisbon treaty now in Rome

On Friday Prime Minister Jan Fischer personally took the signed Czech copy of the EU’s Lisbon reform treaty to Rome, formally concluding its ratification by all member states. The Czech Republic was the last country to ratify the treaty and place it in the depository of the Italian Foreign Ministry, where all EU documents are kept. The Lisbon treaty will take effect on December 1st opening the way to significant changes in the workings of the 27-member block. An EU summit, scheduled for next Thursday is to decide who will fill key posts in the new EU structure, such as the post of EU president and EU foreign minister.