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Czech President Vaclav Klaus has signed the Lisbon Treaty. Czech President Vaclav Klaus has signed the Lisbon Treaty, the final step in the treaty's ratification.
The Czech Republic was the only EU country not to have ratified the treaty, which was drawn up to streamline decision-making in the EU. The Czech Republic was the only EU country not to have approved the treaty, which was drawn up to streamline decision-making in the EU.
Earlier, the Czech constitutional court rejected a complaint against the treaty, ruling that it was in line with that country's constitution. Mr Klaus signed the treaty shortly after the Czech constitutional court rejected a complaint against it.
"I signed the Lisbon Treaty today at 1500 [1400 GMT]," Mr Klaus told journalists. A BBC correspondent says Mr Klaus accused the court of bias and said the Czech Republic was no longer sovereign.