Merkel seeks to put pressure on EU treaty doubters
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel was holding talks with the leaders of the Netherlands and Spain on Friday as the pace quickened in the race to find a new institutional treaty for the European Union.
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The European Union's adoption of measures to fight climate change this week could set an example for the United States, China and India, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday.
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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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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, saying the euro&#39;s gains against the dollar are ``worrying,&#39;&#39; called for changes to European Union budget rules to give governments more leeway on spending.
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Germany could hold a referendum to approve the European Union&#39;s new constitution if changes can be made to its own basic law in time for such a vote, a government spokesman said Monday.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel warned of "grave consequences" on Thursday if the EU failed to clinch a deal on reforming its institutions, but Austria cautioned that Poland seemed determined to prevent a German-led agreement.
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Germany urged world powers to show a united front when they meet on Tuesday to discuss new punitive measures against Iran for its nuclear work but said a deal to ratchet up sanctions was not guaranteed.
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Union delegates today added to pressure on Gordon Brown over the EU reform treaty by backing calls for a referendum.
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William Hague challenges Foreign Secretary David Miliband to a televised debate on the EU treaty.
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European leaders will seek to reassure sceptical voters at a summit starting on Thursday by toughening policy on enlargement of the European Union, without though slamming the door on a queue of aspiring ...Comment
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BRUSSELS -- Poland and Germany clashed yesterday over how to revive Europe's stalled constitution amid growing signs that Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany was unwilling to accept Polish demands to maximize its power in an expanded European Union.
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Turkey must meet its obligation to grant Cyprus trade privileges if it wants to avoid having its troubled accession talks with the European Union suspended, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
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Chancellor Merkel seeks to boost surveillance after a plot to bomb German trains was foiled.
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European Union leaders will seek at a summit starting Thursday to reassure skeptical voters by toughening policy on further enlargement of the bloc while leaving the door ajar for a queue of aspiring nations.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday attacked Liechtenstein's traditional banking secrecy and demanded a US-style deal giving Berlin insight into German investments in the Alpine tax haven.
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German Chancellor Angela  Merkel met Poland&#39;s president on Saturday in a last-ditch  effort to convince Warsaw to drop its threat to veto talks on a  new European Union treaty.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel&#39;s epic diplomatic battle with Poland may have clinched a treaty deal Saturday but her tactics also ruffled feathers among her European Union partners.