Opposition Social Democrats say non-aggression pact depends on treaty’s approval

The opposition Social Democrats have warned the ruling party against blocking Tuesday’s debate on the Lisbon treaty, saying that unless the treaty was ratified before the end of the year they would withdraw from a non-aggression pact with the governing coalition which was to last through the six months of the country’s EU presidency. It was the Social Democrats who asked for an extraordinary session of the lower house on Tuesday in an effort to speed up the treaty’s ratification.