
France embarks on Tuesday on its six-month presidency of the European Union with advice to the Czech Republic not to block progress to closer political unity by obstructing ratification of the Lisbon reform treaty.
By Tony Barber in Paris
Published: June 30 2008 17:29 | Last updated: June 30 2008 17:29

France embarks on Tuesday on its six-month presidency of the European Union with advice to the Czech Republic not to block progress to closer political unity by obstructing ratification of the Lisbon reform treaty.