EU races the clock to avoid treaty crisis
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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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Despite tensions in Britain over last weekend&#39;s failed bomb plots, the European Union seems in no hurry to appoint a new &quot;anti-terror&quot; chief and even appears to doubt whether one is needed.
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The threat of a constitutional crisis hangs over the EU as MEPs vote on whether to veto the new commission.
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Big battles await the EU constitution in many of the 25 countries where it must be ratified, writes the BBC's William Horsley.
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Europe's proposed satellite-navigation system is in danger of running into further delays and cost overruns.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium   Divisions over how to fight global warming threatened to overshadow Thursday's summit meeting aimed at making the European Union the world leader in the battle against climate change.Comment
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THE EU CONSTITUTION: The landmark document, achieved after 28 months of negotiation, aims to provide simpler voting rules to end gridlock in the European Union.
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Facing a defeat by EU lawmakers Wednesday, European Commission President-designate Jose-Manuel Barroso delayed a vote on his incoming executive team.
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The incoming president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, is to meet party leaders in the European Parliament. This morning&#39;s meeting is a bid to avert a crisis over the nomination of Italian Rocco Buttiglione as Justice Commissioner.
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European Union leaders headed for a  showdown on Thursday over efforts to reform the bloc&#39;s creaking  institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to rise after  chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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Divisions over how to fight global warming threatened Thursday to overshadow a summit meeting aimed at making the European Union the world leader in the battle against climate change.Comment
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European Union leaders were locked in intense talks on the second day of a summit Friday seeking to break a deadlock with Britain and Poland over a new reform treaty.
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STRASBOURG A backlash against an Italian commissioner with conservative social views steered the European Union into crisis Wednesday when JosÃ© Manuel Barroso was forced to delay the vote on the new European Commission.
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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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BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on efforts to avoid more referendums on the European constitution or any treaty that replaces it.
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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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European Union leaders stuck to their positions on a new treaty to govern the 27-nation bloc at a summit on Thursday, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it was too soon to say if a deal could be reached.