EU LEADERS GATHER FOR ANTI-CRISIS SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS

29.10.2009 [12:35]
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Baku, October 29 (AZERTAC). A climate change and the Lisbon reform treaty are set to dominate a European Union summit opening later in Brussels.

The bloc`s leaders will try to iron out their differences over how much each EU member should pay to help developing nations fight global warming.

But Denmark expressed doubts that a binding deal could be reached at December`s Copenhagen Climate Summit.

The Brussels meeting must also decide what to offer the Czech Republic, to complete the Lisbon ratification. Czech President Vaclav Klaus is the only EU leader who refuses to sign the treaty, demanding an opt-out from the treaty`s Charter of Fundamental Rights.

Mr. Klaus fears that charter could be used by ethnic Germans to reclaim land they lost in the Czech Republic after World War II.

Meanwhile, the Czech Constitutional Court still has to rule on whether the treaty violates the country`s sovereignty.

During the two-day talks, EU leaders are also expected to discuss who should become the first full-time president of the 27-member bloc of about 500 million people.

EU LEADERS GATHER FOR ANTI-CRISIS SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS

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