EU proposes changes to Stability Pact
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The European Commission yesterday presented a proposed revision of the Stability and Growth Pact, the rules that underpin the euro.
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European Union leaders will sign the  'Treaty of Lisbon' on Thursday to modernize the bloc's  institutions and put behind them a difficult reform process  that has lasted nearly a decade.
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The European Union is to launch talks on drafting a new treaty to reform the 27-member bloc.
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The reforms to the EU's stability and growth pact will help to defuse the escalating two-year crisis which has seen France and Germany repeatedly flout its deficit rules.
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European Union leaders agreed Saturday on the key points of a treaty meant to strengthen the bloc's foreign policy role and eliminate unwieldy bureaucracy.
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The incoming president of the EU commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, today hinted that he would make &quot;several changes&quot; to his team of 24 commissioner-designates - although warned that simply removing controversial nominee Rocco Buttiglione may create a
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ROME - Leaders of the European Union&#39;s 25 member countries signed the organization&#39;s first constitution on Friday, a document aimed at creating more stability and improved governance.
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EU ministers meeting in Luxembourg plan moves to integrate their asylum and immigration procedures.
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BRUSSELS  - The European Union wrestled with proposals to overhaul its ineffective budget rules but put off concrete action until January at the earliest in the face of big divisions.
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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso revamped his EU executive for parliamentary approval and proposed Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini as candidate for justice commissioner.
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Bowing to the inevitable -- following persistent breaches of the rules by the eurozone&#39;s two most powerful members, Germany and France -- Brussels announced plans that would make the pact less rigid.
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The European Union is considering a shift in policy toward Cuba that would get it back on speaking terms with President Fidel Castro's government, diplomats said.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and French President Jacques Chirac said proposals by the European Commission to change the European Union&#39;s rules on budget deficits don&#39;t give governments enough leeway on spending.
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The European Union is considering a  shift in policy toward Cuba that would get it back on speaking  terms with President Fidel Castro's government, diplomats said.
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The European Union&#39;s German presidency circulated late Friday a new draft of a package of reforms containing major concessions to Britain and the Netherlands.
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EU leaders gather in Lisbon in an attempt to agree on a key treaty to reform the 27-nation bloc.
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The European Union will need to reform its budget system and may have to impose restrictions on the free movement of labour before it can admit Turkey as a member, according to a document sent to EU member states on Monday.