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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9932

1 July 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/lisbon treaty
German constitutional court opens road to ratification of treaty despite slight hitch

Brussels, 30/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Lisbon Treaty is compatible with fundamental law but Germany must avail itself of an accompanying law to ensure the rights of the German parliament are guaranteed. This was decided on Tuesday 30 June by the constitutional court in Karlsruhe in its long-awaited ruling on continuation of the ratification process in Germany and elsewhere. The vice-president of the constitutional court, cited by AFP, said that, to summarise, one could say that the...

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