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Sat 07 Jul 2009New Lisbon headache for German chancellor
GERMAN CHANCELLOR Angela Merkel is facing a last-minute Lisbon Treaty headache after her conservative Bavarian allies vowed to make ratification dependent on agreeing “maximum” parliamentary influence over future EU policy.
Germany’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that, though the treaty was compatible with Germany’s constitution, ratification must be postponed until an accompanying law gave parliament approval over every transfer of powers to Brussels.
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