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Wed 02 Feb 2009German constitutional court hears arguments for and against Lisbon
GERMAN opponents of the Lisbon Treaty called for a halt to ratification yesterday, telling the country’s highest court it would dilute parliamentary power and curtail constitutional rights.
Foreign minister Frank Walter Steinmeier exchanged sharp words with opponents of the treaty at the start of yesterday’s two-day constitutional court hearing – in marked contrast to the lack of fanfare when the treaty passed through parliament last April. Full ratification is on hold until the court rules on four separate constitutional challenges.
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