Czech president signs Lisbon TreatyCzech President Vaclav Klaus said he had finally inked the European Union's reforming Lisbon Treaty on Tuesday, becoming the last EU leader to sign the landmark document into law. "I announce that I signed the Lisbon Treaty at 1500 (1400 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) See UTC. GMT - Universal Time 1 ) today," Klaus said at a briefing, after the top Czech court said the accord was in line with the country's constitution. The eurosceptic Klaus's signature is the last step in the ratification of the treaty, which aims to streamline decision-making in the 27-nation EU. The ratification unties the EU's hands to appoint a new European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community -- its executive arm -- as well as fill the freshly-created posts of president and foreign affairs foreign affairs pl.n. Affairs concerning international relations and national interests in foreign countries. supremo su·pre·mo n. pl. su·pre·mos Chiefly British One who is highest in authority or command, as of an organization. [Spanish and Italian, supreme, supremo, from Latin . 
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