Poland in new blow to EU treaty

by Sanjay Jha | July 1, 2008 at 01:09 am

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Poland has become latest stumbling block in European Union treaty. Polish President has shown his unwillingess to sign the treaty. Although the Polish parliament ratified the treaty in April, it still needs the signature of the president.

Poland's President Lech Kaczynski says he will not sign the EU's reform treaty at present, following its defeat in an Irish referendum last month.
He said it would be "pointless" to sign the Lisbon Treaty, even though Poland's parliament has ratified it. All 27 EU members must ratify the document.
Mr Kaczynski was speaking as France took over the EU's rotating presidency.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said "something isn't right" with the EU and warned citizens may be losing faith.
The Lisbon Treaty is intended to streamline EU decision-making following enlargement of the bloc, creating a new EU president and foreign affairs chief.
'Complicated'
Mr Kaczynski, a conservative who has long opposed the reform treaty, was speaking in an interview with the Polish daily Dziennik.