President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus has signed the EU Lisbon Treaty into law.
"I announce that I signed the Lisbon Treaty at 15.00 [2pm GMT] today," said Mr. Klaus, speaking in the Czech capital, Prague.
Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the UK, welcomed the final ruling and he said that the Lisbon Treaty would not damage Czech sovereignty.
"It is now of course a matter for President Klaus but I believe that the EU made clear the help that we can give to the Czech Republic to enable them to sign and ratify the Lisbon Treaty," said Mr Brown, speaking in London.
European leaders are expected to hold a special Brussels summit dinner on Nov 19, or before, to select candidates for an unprecedented EU jobs shareout.
