The members of the German Federal Constitutional Court (L-R) Herbert Landau, Gertrude Luebbe-Wolff, Lerke Osterloh, Udo Di Fabio, Andreas Vosskuhle, Siegfried Bross, Rudolf Mellinghoff and Michael Gerhardt announce their verdict whether the European Union's Lisbon Treaty is in breach of the country's constitution. Germany's top court said additional national legislation was needed before the EU's Lisbon Treaty could be ratified, further delaying its adoption across the 27-member bloc. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

The members of the German Federal Constitutional Court (L-R) Herbert Landau, Gertrude Luebbe-Wolff, Lerke Osterloh, Udo Di Fabio, Andreas Vosskuhle, Siegfried Bross, Rudolf Mellinghoff and Michael Gerhardt announce their verdict whether the European Union's Lisbon Treaty is in breach of the country's constitution. Germany's top court said additional national legislation was needed before the EU's Lisbon Treaty could be ratified, further delaying its adoption across the 27-member bloc.

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