From The Times
October 13, 2009

I will not sign Lisbon Treaty, says Czech President


(Petr David Josek/AP) Vaclav Klaus: the last man holding out

David Charter, Europe Correspondent, in Prague
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The President of the Czech Republic has no intention of signing the Lisbon treaty, a move that might allow David Cameron time to hold a British referendum on Europe.

President Klaus, the fiercely Eurosceptic Czech leader, is the last obstacle for the agreement after its ratification in the other 26 EU states but he has told supporters that he will never sign, The Times has learnt.

Asked during a walkabout on Sunday not to put his name to the treaty, Mr Klaus replied: “Don’t worry, I won’t.â€