Germany Ratifies Lisbon

Scofflaw

The last hurdles to German ratification having been cleared away, the German Chancellor will be ratifying tomorrow (link):

GERMAN RATIFICATION: CHANCELLOR ANGELA Merkel has welcomed Germany’s ratification of the Lisbon Treaty after months of delays and yesterday’s dismissal of a last-minute challenge by the constitutional court.

The Bill anchoring the treaty into German law will be published in Berlin today after being signed into law by President Horst Köhler on Tuesday evening.

Tomorrow, Mr Köhler will sign the treaty charter, which, once deposited in Rome, will make Germany the 24th of 27 EU member states to ratify.

That leaves Poland, Ireland, and Vaclav Klaus.

cordially,
Scofflaw

Captain Furball

Did you have a toast with the office staff?

Beruthiel

Captain Furball wrote: »

Did you have a toast with the office staff?

Unnecessary and uncalled for snide remark.

hatrickpatrick

Ah, bollocks

Scofflaw

Beruthiel wrote: »

Unnecessary and uncalled for snide remark.

Particularly given that my "office staff" consists of my wife.

cordially,
Scofflaw

moondogspot

Scofflaw wrote: »

The last hurdles to German ratification having been cleared away, the German Chancellor will be ratifying tomorrow (link):



That leaves Poland, Ireland, and Vaclav Klaus.

cordially,
Scofflaw

I'm sure Klaus will delay long enough for the British to have a referendum also.;)

turgon

So when will the German tanks roll into Dublin then? Or do they have to wait until Ireland ratifies too?

Scofflaw

moondogspot wrote: »

I'm sure Klaus will delay long enough for the British to have a referendum also.;)

So, if it's a Yes vote next Friday, you'd be happy enough to see the will of the Irish people set aside, not by the Irish people, but by one Czech official?

cordially,
Scofflaw

humanji

Out of curiosity, is there a time limit for Klaus to say he'll ratify or not, or can he hold off indefinitely?

moogester

Scofflaw wrote: »

So, if it's a Yes vote next Friday, you'd be happy enough to see the will of the Irish people set aside, not by the Irish people, but by one Czech official?

cordially,
Scofflaw

What about the will of the other however many million who were denied a vote?

Daftendirekt

Scofflaw wrote: »

So, if it's a Yes vote next Friday, you'd be happy enough to see the will of the Irish people set aside, not by the Irish people, but by one Czech official?

cordially,
Scofflaw

Not that I need to point this out, but the will of the people only applies in the event of a No.

Didn't you get the memo?

Dinner

moogester wrote: »

What about the will of the other however many million who were denied a vote?

The many millions who were 'denied' a vote will have to take it up with their respective governments, who legally ratified Lisbon according to their Constitutional requirements.

w00t

Scofflaw wrote: »

The last hurdles to German ratification having been cleared away, the German Chancellor will be ratifying tomorrow (link):



That leaves Poland, Ireland, and Vaclav Klaus.

cordially,
Scofflaw

There is a country called Vaclav Klaus?

prinz

w00t wrote: »

There is a country called Vaclav Klaus?

Before you come on launching a tirade against the Treaty perhaps you should brush up on your knowledge of European politics :rolleyes: instead of making comments like the above, which I can only assume was an attempt at sarcasm.

w00t

prinz wrote: »

Before you come on launching a tirade against the Treaty perhaps you should brush up on your knowledge of European politics :rolleyes: instead of making comments like the above, which I can only assume was an attempt at sarcasm.

I dismiss your comment, for what it is worth. It merits no real response.

Stainless_Steel

prinz wrote: »

Before you come on launching a tirade against the Treaty perhaps you should brush up on your knowledge of European politics :rolleyes: instead of making comments like the above, which I can only assume was an attempt at sarcasm.

Either he has no knowledge of politics or he was being sarcastic...which is it?

PopeBuckfastXVI

Stainless_Steel wrote: »

Either he has no knowledge of politics or he was being sarcastic...which is it?

both?

prinz

Stainless_Steel wrote: »

Either he has no knowledge of politics or he was being sarcastic...which is it?

I honestly couldn't come down on one side or the other :pac: