Translation of "Zustimmung zum vertrag" in English

Václav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, has said: 'I must express my disappointment that some of the senators, following unprecedented levels of political and media pressure, both at home and abroad, have abandoned their earlier publicly held views - thus surrendering their political and civic integrity - and have given their consent to the Treaty of Lisbon.

That said, Mr President, since I have a bit of time left, I would like to use it not to speak any longer about our reports, but to tell the minister how happy I am that, today, the Czech Senate has given its agreement to the Treaty of Lisbon.

Different countries' parliaments, in ratifying the Maastricht treaty, have not taken decisions on the Dublin Treaty.

We know that the Mexican government needs the approval of the treaty as a sign of international recognition as its reputation in its own country is diminishing constantly and we would very much like to give this approval if it helps human rights.

If the Council cannot be there, I suggest we withdraw that item and the discussion of assent to the Treaty from the agenda until the Council can be present.

This is why the European Parliament hastened to adopt the Prüm Treaty before the summer.

Ladies and gentlemen, before we begin the debate I should like - and I do not wish to jump ahead at all - to thank the Portuguese Presidency sincerely for its enormous input and for the success achieved on Thursday night at around 1 a.m. when it approved the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

I would like to remind the honourable Member that the European Council in Seville expressed satisfaction that the Irish Government had firmly decided to get the Treaty of Nice approved, something which - as is well known - is a prerequisite for enlargement to take place within the time limits laid down.

The European Council expressed satisfaction that the Irish Government had firmly decided to get the Treaty of Nice approved, something which - as is well known - is a prerequisite for enlargement to be implemented within the time limits laid down.

Before we come to the order of business, I am pleased to take the opportunity to report to you something you will have heard about over the last twenty-four hours: the resounding 'yes' vote in the Irish referendum on the Treaty of Nice.

And I am going to make my second point, Mr President. I believe that if we look back to 1992 when this Parliament voted in favour of the Maastricht Treaty, we will see that there were considerable gaps in the issues of justice and internal affairs within the third pillar.

The clear endorsement of the Treaty in the national referenda that have already taken place in a number of acceding countries provides evidence of this commitment.

Of course, Parliament has already decided that it will ignore the decision of the Irish people if they vote 'no', and, in order to encourage the Irish to vote 'yes', the EU has promised Ireland another EUR 332 million in funding.

Mr President, I would like to start by thanking the presidency and the European heads of State and government for their support and positive contribution to the process of revisiting the Treaty of Nice by Ireland.

She then gave the floor to Ms van Turnhout, who pointed out the important role that civil society in Ireland had played in getting the treaty approved.

The European Council welcomed the Irish Government's determination to have the Treaty of Nice approved, this being a condition for enlargement to take place within the scheduled timescale.

The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to the rules of the Member States concerning the conclusion of contracts, and in particular the rules governing the manner in which parties express their consent to the contract.

In France Mitterand was only able to obtain the smallest majority ever during a public vote, in favour of the Maastricht Treaty.

He welcomed the Irish ’yes’ vote on the Lisbon Treaty that month and called for a partnership for progress, ”It is my belief that only in partnership can we make Europe the sort of Europe we all dream of.”

What steps does the Council intend to take to assist the Irish Government in its efforts at gaining popular approval for the Treaty in the forthcoming referendum?

As the extraordinary European Council in Oslo showed, what is needed is to clarify the situation and to declare solemnly our resolve to press forward in accordance with the principles and arguments which motivated our support for the Maastricht Treaty.

Mr President, you have today convincingly and forceful ly set before us your vision of the future for Austria, EFTA and the European Community and the role of Europe in tackling impending duties and challenges.

The allegation of the complainant re III. is incorrect that the approval of the Treaty of Lisbon would de facto include in the treaty the “unrestricted primacy” of the law made by the institutions of the Union over the law of the Member States, as planned in the failed Constitutional Treaty, and that this would result in an inadmissible federal-state primacy of validity which would even allow for a derogation from contrary constitutional law of the Member States.

It is not apparent that with its assent to the ESM Treaty, the legislature could have transgressed this margin of appreciation.

The approval of the Treaty establishing the European Stability Mechanism has the effect of transferring essential duties and powers to the European Stability Mechanism in a way which is incompatible with the structural principles of the Basic Law, in particular with the principle of democracy.

He specifically stated that he hoped to achieve a speedy end to nuclear testing and confirmed his hope of seeking Senate approval for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.