Ireland is the last hurdle

Now that the Czechs have approved the EU Reform Treaty the onus lies on Ireland, writes the Süddeutsche Zeitung: "All the other countries have given their political approval to the treaty, meaning that Ireland is faced with a difficult decision. ... The other member states of the EU must now not only make promises to the Irish, but also force them to chart out a roadmap. The EU cannot wait until Judgement Day. The way things stand the treaty must be accepted and deposited by the end of October, because that is the end of the Commission's mandate, and for complex political and contractual reasons the new Commission must be convened according to the new treaty. So the Irish must hold a new referendum by mid-October at the very latest. If not the reform will be postponed again, for at least another five years. And that could be the end of it."

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