PM: Klaus will have to put signature to change to Lisbon Treaty

The Czech prime minister has also said that a change to the EU’s Lisbon Treaty to allow for a eurozone stability mechanism would require the agreement of President Václav Klaus, who is a committed eurosceptic. Speaking before agreement was reached on the change on Thursday night, Mr Nečas said he could not imagine what kind of legal chicanery could be used to circumvent the standard ratification process, including the president’s signature. The Czech Republic was the last country to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, with Mr Klaus putting pen to paper after securing an opt-out from the document’s Charter of Fundamental Rights.