Sweden welcomes Czech vote on Lisbon Treaty

Sweden on Wednesday welcomed the Czech senate's
approval of the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, according to dpa.
"The Treaty will provide the European Union with a modern set of
rules and greater possibilities to take up important challenges, such
as cross-border crime," Swedish Minister for European Affairs Cecilia
Malmstrom said.
Malmstrom added that the treaty "reinforces the EU's decision-
making capacity" while making the bloc "more open and democratic."
Sweden is on July 1 due to take over the rotating presidency of
the 27-member bloc from the Czech Republic.
Ireland has yet to approve the treaty after voters rejected it in
a referendum in June 2008.