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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

The Czech Republic becomes one of last EU countries to sign a treaty with the Vatican

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The Czech Republic signed a treaty over its relations with the Vatican on Thursday, becoming one of the last European Union countries to do so.

The lower chamber of Parliament rejected the treaty in 2003, saying the Catholic Church would receive preferential treatment over other churches and that it would be disadvantageous for the country, considered one of the most atheist in the European Union.

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