Sun: German Court decision on Lisbon Treaty rejects EP as a democratic body The Sun reports that German Constitutional Court judges called the Lisbon Treaty an "illegal power grab", in their judgement last week, as the Treaty takes away sovereignty from nation states in a number of areas, such as the right to set laws on defence, taxes, the police and education. The Treaty cannot be ratified in Germany until a new law guaranteeing the rights of the German parliament in the EU-decision making process has been approved by the parliament. Open Europe is quoted as saying: "British MPs need to wake up -- and demand the same powers." A leader in the Sun writes that the German court decision "even rejects the EU Parliament as a democratic body - pointing out that it does not even have a proper Opposition. This must surely put paid forever to the grandiose dream of a European superstate?" Meanwhile Czech daily, the Prague Monitor reports that some Czech Senators have indicated that they might lodge a complaint over the Treaty with the Czech Constitutional Court in the first half of August. Sun EUobserver Sun: Leader Prague Monitor EU treaty ‘not legal’ Berlin’s highest court said the document robs nations of the right to set laws on defence, taxes, the police, education, media and culture. Judges demanded its parliament be allowed to overrule Brussels — and will delay bringing the treaty into law. Think tank Open Europe said: “British MPs need to wake up — and demand the same powers.
MPs were urged to stand up to Brussels last night — after German judges called the EU treaty an illegal power grab.
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
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