Portugal says reform treaty main EU presidency challenge
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Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates said on Wednesday that it was too early to decide whether the new European Union treaty should be submitted to a referendum in his country.
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Portugal&#39;s president met party leaders today to discuss snap elections seen as likely to replace the months-old coalition government.
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1700CET--The European Commission&#39;s president designate Jose&#39; Manuel Durao Barroso insisted he will not change
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Portugal is braced for strikes as unions protest against reforms aimed at making the economy more competitive.
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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 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.
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European Union foreign ministers gather Friday to assess whether the EU&#39;s new treaty of reforms can be finalised on time next month amid fears that Poland could block an agreement.
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EU leaders say they should turn to new priorities now that they have agreed on institutional reforms.
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The foreign secretary, David Miliband, in PM Gordon Brown's absence, signs the replacement for the EU constitution in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon
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European Union leaders on Friday agreed on a broad reform treaty to replace their failed European constitution and give the 27-nation union a more influential say in world affairs, diplomats said.
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Security over privacy 'becoming a mantra' Europe's data protection chief has warned Portuguese ministers that fundamental rights to freedom are being abused in the name of security. Portugal takes over the rotating EU Presidency on 1st July.â¦
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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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EU leaders meet in Brussels amid battles over a bid to create a European government with a permanent president and its own diplomatic corps.
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It is not yet clear whether voters in Portugal will have their say on the European Constitution.
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Portuguese PM Jose Socrates travels to London for talks with Gordon Brown on Portugal's EU presidency.
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Portuguese MEP accuses prime minister of 'double standards' over threat to boycott EU-Africa summit.
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso warned Britain that it risks damaging its own interests if it blocks a deal on a revamped EU constitution, in an interview published Friday.