tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post5894846903623157595..comments2023-09-28T12:28:57.598+03:00Comments on Grahnlaw: EU Lisbon Treaty: Czech constitutional crisisRalf Grahn http://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-67229397116302950282009-10-10T18:25:30.224+03:002009-10-10T18:25:30.224+03:00Kosmopolito,
My first guesses are that there is ...Kosmopolito, <br /><br />My first guesses are that there is always someone who imputes some more or less horrific consequence to each EU treaty, and it is always hard to prove that ghosts don't exist. <br /><br />Before I have looked at it more closely, my picture of the limited scope of the EU Charter is that it does not open new avenues for dispossessed Germans. <br /><br />You are right: It applies to EU institutions and member states when applying EU law. <br /><br />I haven't checked, but I suppose that Germany as a state has agreed to the WW2 borders etc. <br /><br />But in principle private parties are a different matter, although I don't see how the Charter could give them any new possibilities.Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-60337016725397907202009-10-10T17:08:55.497+03:002009-10-10T17:08:55.497+03:00He does seem to abuse his position - or at least h...He does seem to abuse his position - or at least he uses all unclear provisions in the Czech Constitution to delay ratification.<br /><br />What about his statement regarding the property which belonged to ethnic Germans expelled after WW2? <br /><br />Could that be solved with a bilateral agreement between Germany and the Czech Republic? <br /><br />Do you think the Charter could actually be applied in this area somehow? (I always thought it would only apply to EU law anyway...?)Kosmopolitohttp://www.kosmopolito.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-6602760663866240902009-10-10T06:57:57.518+03:002009-10-10T06:57:57.518+03:00Simon,
You are absolutely correct about Klaus...Simon, <br /><br />You are absolutely correct about Klaus' abuse of his position. <br /><br />Both the internal and the external aspects of this tragicomedy show the need for robust institutions. <br /><br />I have seen few suggestions about how the Czech government or parliament could put an end to Klaus' neglect of his duties. Their Constitution probably has no clear remedies on offer and no time-limits on his acts.<br /><br />This is why I see this as a serious constitutional crisis. <br /><br />Klaus is also in breach of good practice in international relations, with regard to the EU member states and the European Union itself. <br /><br />The European Union also lacks robust procedures. Requiring unanimous ratification offers each member state, or even one institution within it, a stranglehold on treaty reform. <br /><br />That one person can produce gridlock is an illustration of the problem. <br /><br />The question is, for how long are the member states going to victimise themselves in this manner?Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-25385823503518065132009-10-10T06:12:33.207+03:002009-10-10T06:12:33.207+03:00Can the Czech parliament not forward a motion of n...Can the Czech parliament not forward a motion of no confidence in their president? He is clearly abusing his position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-30706664099231160032009-10-10T03:44:54.455+03:002009-10-10T03:44:54.455+03:00Insideur,
Yes, I remember reading it.Insideur, <br /><br />Yes, I remember reading it.Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406430766424642773.post-27121947615135013542009-10-09T22:31:35.644+03:002009-10-09T22:31:35.644+03:00I suspected he'd do something like this...
htt...I suspected he'd do something like this...<br />http://brusselscomment.blogspot.com/2009/10/dont-bet-on-klaus-caving-in.htmlInsideurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00277432389990738223noreply@blogger.com