EU Leaders Endorse Reform Treaty
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"Basically Poland got what it wanted"  European Union leaders endorsed a reform treaty Friday to replace their failed European constitution and give the 27-nation union a more influential say in world affairs, diplomats said.The new treaty will take effect in 2009 if it passes national parliamentary votes and referendums.'With this new treaty, Europe has overcome an impasse that lasted for several years,' said Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, who hosted the EU summit.'Europe has emerged stronger from this summit, stronger to face global issues, stronger to take its role in the world and also to increase confidence in our economy and in our citizens,' he told reporters. Read more
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President Nicolas Sarkozy on Sunday hailed the French parliament's adoption of the European Union's new reform treaty, saying it had restored the country to its rightful place in Europe.
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Britain is happy with Germany&#39;s new proposal for a treaty to reform the EU and is &quot;fairly confident&quot; that Poland will accept it, Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s spokesman said at an EU summit late Friday.
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European Union leaders agreed early Saturday on guidelines for drafting a new EU treaty to replace the bloc's aborted EU constitution, officials said.
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EU leaders approved a new treaty early Friday to replace the aborted constitution, after overcoming last-ditch obstacles, the bloc's Portuguese presidency said.
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The French parliament ratified a European Union reform treaty to overhaul the bloc's institutions on Friday, nearly three years after France rejected a planned EU constitution in a referendum.
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PARIS, Dec. 13 -- European leaders on Thursday signed a new treaty intended to revitalize efforts to build a more united and powerful European Union, replacing a proposed constitution rejected by many voters two years ago with a document that in most member countries will never go before the public.
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Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda welcomed the overwhelming endorsement contained in a resolution of the European Parliament backing the EU constitutional treaty on Wednesday and urging member states to ratify ...
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The 25 European Union leaders yesterday signed the EU&#39;s first constitution that aims to boost the union&#39;s presence on the world stage but will face a tough ratification test at the hands of European parliaments and voters before it can take
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In a boost to supporters of the EU's proposed new constitution, members of Fr ance's opposition Socialists voted "yes" to the plan in a ballot of party members.
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Despite widespread public opposition, the European Union&#39;s political leaders said late Thursday that Turkey had made sufficient progress in political and economic reforms
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European Union leaders clinched agreement on Saturday on a detailed mandate for a new treaty to overhaul the 27-nation bloc after persuading Poland to end a stand-off that nearly torpedoed their summit.
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European Union leaders formally endorsed the decision to partially freeze Turkey's membership talks at a summit Thursday that focused on how quickly &#151; and how far &#151; the bloc should expand.
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Leaders of the European Union's 27 nations gathered to discuss a new EU treaty Thursday, two years after French and Dutch voters rejected a draft constitution.
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EU leaders at a summit in Lisbon reach a deal on a landmark treaty to reform the 27-member bloc.
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The EU can turn to new priorities such as globalisation after agreeing a new reform treaty, its leaders said Friday, but thoughts were also on the potentially tricky topic of ratification.
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European Union leaders agreed Saturday on the key points of a treaty meant to strengthen the bloc's foreign policy role and eliminate unwieldy bureaucracy.