EU newcomers not yet ready to join euro: Brussels
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None of the European Union's 10 new member states yet fulfils the criteria for joining Europe's single currency, the European Commission said in a report.
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The 25-member European Union must keep its doors open to future members after Bulgaria and Romania join the bloc in January 2007, Europe Minister Geoff Hoon has said in an interview with a Portuguese newspaper.
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Incoming prime minister Gordon Brown on Friday said that it was still not in the country&#39;s interests to join the eurozone, though he refused to rule out the possibility.
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An Asia-Europe summit opened Friday overshadowed by the European Union&#39;s threat to slap fresh sanctions on one of the grouping&#39;s newest Asian membersâmilitary-ruled Burmaâif it fails
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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso warned the European Parliament on Tuesday that it would throw the European Union into an unprecedented crisis if it rejects his 24-member team.
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It was all supposed to be so much simpler. After the nation entered the EU in May, Europeans hoped they would no longer face a jungle of bureaucratic obstacles to living and working in this country.
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Bulgaria and Romania may join the EU as early as January but tough tests lie ahead, a draft report suggests.
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The European Commission planned to propose Tuesday that Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union on Jan. 1 &#151; but under some of the harshest terms ever faced by new EU members, according to a draft report.
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BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders toughened their tone toward aspiring new members yesterday , at the start of a summit designed to reassure wary voters while keeping the door ajar to countries queuing to join.
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Papers throughout the continent hail the signing of a new EU treaty as a historic event, though most warn that the hard part - the ratification of the treaty by member states - is yet to come.
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European Union leaders struggled to narrow their differences on Thursday on a reform treaty for the 27-nation bloc and said it was too soon to tell whether they could reach a deal at a two-day summit.
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EU leaders seeking to reassure skeptical voters about plans to enlarge the bloc remained far from united on Friday about the future shape of the union, set to grow to 27 members when Bulgaria and Romania join on January 1.
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European Union newcomer Lithuania has said it was unlikely to enter the eurozone before 2010 as the European Commission warned new member states not to expect the criteria for adopting the euro to be relaxed.
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EC chief Jose Manuel Barroso says Europe "is not full of hidden plots" and urges swift ratification of the EU treaty.
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The EU's enlargement to 25 members in 2004 could be dwarfed by the challenges that lie ahead, writes the BBC's Stephen Sackur.
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The European Union&#39;s economy commissioner said in a newspaper interview Friday the bloc is worried about the low level of the dollar against the euro.
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The European Union does not intend to admit new members &quot;in the foreseeable future&quot; other than those who have already begun adhesion discussions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.