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Czech president signs EU reform treaty

November 3, 2009 By The Associated Press KAREL JANICEK (Associated Press Writer)

PRAGUE (AP) — A charter designed to transform the 27 countries and half a billion people of the European Union into a more unified and powerful global player has passed its last major hurdle and looks set to become law within weeks.

Once that happens, the Lisbon Treaty will allow more policy decisions by majority rather than unanimous votes at European summits. Those policies would then increasingly...

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