New EU presidency wants to put off debate on expansion
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Portugal, which took over the European Union presidency on Sunday, is trying to put off a potentially explosive debate on whether Turkey should be admitted to the bloc.
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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said Thursday that he would make &quot;selective changes&quot; in a new team that will submitted to the European Parliament in a month.
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso warns EU states not to block talks on a new treaty.
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European Union leaders headed for a showdown on Thursday over efforts to overhaul the bloc's creaking institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to be rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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Incoming European Commission chief Jose Barroso rejected Tuesday calls to reshuffle his new team, as demanded by EU lawmakers threatening to veto the EU executive in a crunch vote.
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The incoming EU Commission president is to call for a delay in a crucial vote on his new team, reports say.
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The EU must speak firmly to Russia which is "going back" on democracy, says the EU's new foreign affairs chief.
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The European Union's incoming antitrust chief will likely have to step aside from at least three pending cases because of potential conflicts of interest, a European Commission spokesman said Thursday.
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The European Commission president urged Turkey on Thursday to &quot;go the extra mile&quot; to show Europeans it is ready for EU membership talks as the bloc prepared
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The government has braced Monday for the start of a bruising battle to ratify a controversial new European treaty, dismissing demands for a referendum likely to reject the pact.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown sought Friday to shake off accusations that he is lukewarm on Europe, during his first EU summit in Brussels.
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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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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday sought to ease conflict over his proposed executive team, as the turmoil threatened to cloud solemn ceremonies for the signing of the European Union's proposed constitution.
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Angela Merkel and Jacques Chirac meet informally every two months The EU's Enlargement Commissioner, Olli Rehn, has urged Germany and France not to step up the pressure on Turkey over its membership bid.Comment
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The European Union's chief on Monday called for a halt to further expansion of the bloc after Romania and Bulgaria join, saying the EU had to resolve the stalemate over its proposed constitution before it could accept new members.
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The European Union said that expansion would pause after the admission of two Balkan countries.
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EU foreign ministers will debate on  Monday whether to sign an interim trade agreement with Serbia  -- a move seen as boosting pro-European President Boris Tadic  ahead of a February 3 presidential run-off.