EU leaders face long day of treaty wrangling
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European Union leaders were to resume debate Friday on a package of sorely-needed reforms after failing to bridge major differences overnight, with Britain and Poland notably resisting an agreement.
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European Union leaders began a crucial summit on Thursday with hopes of an agreement on reforms of the bloc's creaking institutions hanging in the balance over demands made by Britain and Poland.
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The European Commission&#39;s carefully choreographed strategy to keep internal debate over Turkish accession silent until 6 October, when an initial decision must be made, is coming unraveled.
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Leaders of European Union (EU) member states decide on Turkeyâs negotiation process today. The bargaining process continued into the night yesterday and will expectedly continue up to the last minute.
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Europe's leaders gather in Rome on Friday to sign a historic constitution for the European Union (EU), but a crisis over the bloc's new executive Commission will only add to clouds over the ceremony.
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European Union foreign ministers ended talks late Sunday aimed at overcoming major obstacles to a new treaty of reforms, without making any clear breakthrough.
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European Union leaders prepared Wednesday for a key summit aimed at agreeing a mandate for a new treaty of reform, with Polish and British objections threatening to derail the talks.
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However, their celebration of unity has been marred by uncertainty over its ratification and turmoil over the stalled European Commission.
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Deep differences surface at an EU meeting over proposals to coordinate tax policies across the European Union.
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EU leaders are set to discuss a new treaty on managing the bloc, amid veto threats by the UK and Poland.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that a solution to finding a new constitutional treaty for the European Union was proving elusive, one week ahead of a crucial EU summit in Brussels.
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European Union leaders signed a new treaty on Thursday that would give the 27-nation bloc a long-term president and streamline its decision-making process.
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The controversial EU constitution is set to be the main focus on the final day of talks at a summit in Brussels.
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European Union leaders headed for a showdown on Thursday over the latest bid to overhaul the bloc's creaking institutions, but chances of agreement may be rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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European Union leaders began a two-day summit that will see them slow down the process of EU enlargement until they can reform the bloc's creaking institutions.
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In ancient Rome, traitors were tossed off the city&#39;s Capitoline Hill. It is on that very site that 25 European leaders plan to sign the EU constitution on Friday - and they can only hope the document isn&#39;t destined for a similar, ignominious fate.
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BRUSSELS - EU leaders gather Thursday to make a long-awaited decision on launching entry talks with Turkey, widely expected to give the green light despite last-ditch haggling over the exact terms of the offer.