Brussels, 30/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - During the evening of Thursday 29 October, the European Council agreed to the Czech Republic's request for an “opt-out” on the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the Lisbon Treaty, thus clearing the last political hurdle on the way to finalising the ratification process for the new treaty. In exchange, Czech President Vaclav Klaus (whose chief adviser, Jiri Weigl, was part of the Czech delegation headed by Prime Minister Jan Fischer) undertook to sign...