Reform Treaty nothing but renamed EU constitution, says President Klaus

The Czech president, Vaclav Klaus, has hit out at the European Union’s Reform Treaty, describing it as nothing but a renamed version of the EU constitution rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands. Speaking to a group of business leaders in Prague, Mr Klaus said the treaty radically deepened economic integration by transferring powers to Brussels and bringing about a change to majority voting. President Klaus, who has long been a vocal euro sceptic, said he had refrained from speaking about the issue in order not to cause problems for the government.