Brussels, 17/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Czech Senate will be voting on ratification of the Lisbon Treaty during a session scheduled for 6/7 May, just a few days before the arrival of the new interim government (composed of experts and headed by Jan Fischer), that will take up its duties on 10 May, Prague has announced. The three-fifth majority required in the 81-member Senate for approving the treaty seems to be acquired thanks to the support of the Social-Democrat, Greens and Christian Democrat members, as well as a sufficient part of the ODS under outgoing Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek. According to calculations published in the Czech press, at least seven of the 36 ODS senators (who are divided over the issue) would have to support the draft ratification law for the Lisbon Treaty to be approved. President Vaclav Klaus, who is opposed to the treaty, would then have to sign the law for the Czech ratification to take effect. The Czech House of Representatives adopted the treaty on 18 February this year. The Czech Republic is the only country that has not yet taken a stance on ratification of the new EU treaty. Ireland is expected to hold another referendum in the autumn. In Poland and Germany, the presidents have still to sign the ratification laws. Polish President Lech Kaczynski hopes to have the Irish verdict before signing (Vaclav Klaus has already said he may do the same). German President Horst Köhler awaits the verdict of the German constitutional court that is expected to rule on the compatibility of the Lisbon Treaty with fundamental German law this summer. (H.B./transl.jl)