Civic Democrats say no point in ratifying EU Constitution

The opposition Civic Democratic Party has called on the Czech government to halt all moves towards the ratification of the EU Constitution in light of France's rejection of the treaty over the weekend. The right wing Civic Democrats told a news conference in Prague that going ahead with plans for ratification had lost its purpose since the EU Constitution had become a legally invalid document. Some Civic Democratic Party officials have accused the government of wanting to press ahead with a campaign on the constitution in order to access the 200 million crowns allotted to publicize the treaty.