President Gasparovic believes he can sign the EU Constitution
Slovakia's President Ivan Gasparovic does not regard the Slovak Constitutional Court's resolution to postpone the legitimacy of Parliament's resolution on the EU Constitution ratification as binding. Gasparovic argues against the Court's resolution, saying that Slovakia's Constitution gives a president powers to ratify international agreements, and does not specify other conditions. In an official statement issued Monday, President Ivan Gasparovic claims he is not bound by the Slovak Constitutional Court decision relating to ratification of the EU Constitution delivered on July 14, 2005. The Presidential spokesman said the Slovak Constitution states that the president ratifies international treaties, without specifying further. Parliamentary ratification is moreover valid, claims the president. The president thus says that even if the Constitutional Court holds that parliamentary ratification should be postponed in its effects, the court has no authority to specify what it means with regards to presidential power to ratify international agreements anywhere in its decision. The spokesman also stated that the court was unclear in its reasoning.
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