Brussels, 18/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - An important first stage in ratification of the Lisbon Treaty by the Czech Republic has been achieved: on 18 February 2009, the Czech parliament's chamber of deputies approved the Lisbon Treaty, with 125 of the 197 parliamentarians present voting in favour (five votes more than the 3/5 majority required by the Czech constitution). The Czech Senate has yet to vote, after which the Czech President, Vaclav Klaus, who is hostile to the Lisbon Treaty, will...