Daily: government sees no constitutional problems with EU treaty

The Czech media reported on Saturday that the Czech government has decided the European Union's embattled Lisbon Treaty does not clash with the Czech constitution, in an assessment that will be sent to the country's highest court. The centre-right coalition government, led by Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek, reached the conclusion at a cabinet meeting on Friday, Lidové noviny reported. At last week's EU summit, the Czech government was seen as a potential threat to the treaty’s ratification, after Irish voters rejected it in a referendum. All 27 EU member states must approve the document for it to enter into force. The media has reported that Alexandr Vondra, the European affairs minister and deputy prime minister, has confirmed the government’s conclusion.