Slamming the Brakes on Lisbon: Czech Senators Send Treaty Back to Court

SPIEGEL ONLINE - International - Czech Republic 2013-07-20

Backers of the Lisbon Treaty were hoping that a "yes" in Friday's Irish referendum would be the final leverage needed to get Polish and Czech leaders to sign the much-stalled treaty. But now a group of Czech senators are sending the treaty back to the country's Constitutional Court -- for the second time. The move could mean several more months of delays.