By Rob Cameron BBC News, Prague Now the Irish have ratified the Lisbon Treaty, and with Poland expected to follow suit, all eyes are on one man – President Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic. The Czech parliament has approved the treaty, but Mr Klaus, a harsh critic of the European Union, has so far refused to sign it. Czech ratification is currently on hold pending a new legal challenge to Lisbon. But the Czech president has given the first hint that his battle against Lisbon may finally be lost. At the stroke of midnight on 30 April 2004, the Czech Republic joined the European Union. Fireworks lit up the night sky over Prague, their reflections shimmering on the River Vltava. After today’s…
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