Press review | 07/10/2009

Lisbon still disputed

Five days after the Irish referendum the Europeans are still squabbling over the Lisbon Treaty. The Eurosceptic Polish head of state Lech Kaczyński plans to sign the EU reform document in the next few days. Meanwhile the leader of the British Conservatives, David Cameron, has again promised his country a referendum on Lisbon if he is elected prime minister next year and the Treaty has still not taken effect. For his part Czech President Václav Klaus continues to refuse to sign the document.