Germany has suspended the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon.

SyuzhetyRatifikatsiya the Treaty of Lisbon 06.05.2009Cheshsky Parliament approved the Lisbon dogovorFederalny Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe on 30 June declared the Lisbon treaty with the relevant Basic Law of Germany, but postponed its ratification by requesting some amendments to the legislation, reports Der Spiegel .

Meanwhile, the so-called accompanying the law regulating the participation of the National Parliament of Germany in the adoption of pan-European solutions, was deemed inconsistent with the Basic Law of the court.

The judges ruled that under the Lisbon treaty to replace the single European constitution, the German parliament - the Bundestag and the Bundesrat - should be given more rights.

As the Financial Times Deutschland, the Constitutional Court concluded that the EU is short of democracy and the powers of national parliaments should be strengthened.

For the amendment expands the rights of parliament, the Bundestag deputies would be forced to interrupt the summer leave and meet in extraordinary session. In the first reading amendments to be considered at the end of August, and finally accepted until 27 September.

Recall that, for the entry into force of the Lisbon treaty must be ratified by all 27 EU members. To date, the contract has not yet been ratified by four countries: Germany, Poland, Czech Republic and Ireland. In doing so, the Irish had previously been the failure of the referendum on the Lisbon Agreement and the fall of 2009, will vote again.