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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The European Union&#39;s German presidency circulated late Friday a new draft of a package of reforms containing major concessions to Britain and the Netherlands.
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Portugal, which took over the European Union presidency on Sunday, is trying to put off a potentially explosive debate on whether Turkey should be admitted to the bloc.
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European leaders on Friday tried to revive efforts to adopt the proposed European Union constitution, which many declared dead last year after it was rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands.Comment
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The European Union of Wednesday urged applicants Bulgaria and Romania to continue economic and democratic reforms to fully meet membership requirements at the schedule of their admission in January 2007.
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Portugal takes over the rotating EU presidency in a tenure likely to involve talks on Turkey's accession.
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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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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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BRUSSELS -- Germany, which holds the EU presidency, proposed yesterday that negotiations be launched on a treaty to reform European Union institutions without Poland's assent unless Warsaw accepted a compromise deal.
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EU president Germany proposed on  Friday launching negotiations on a treaty to reform European  Union institutions without Poland&#39;s assent unless Warsaw  accepted a compromise deal on the voting system.
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Portugal's president announces that the country will hold a February referendum on whether to legalise abortion.
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso warned Wednesday of "consequences" for the European Union's political and trade relations with neighboring Ukraine if the government there does not allow a full review of contested presidential election results.
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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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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 leaders on Friday tried to revive efforts to adopt the proposed European Union constitution, which many declared dead last year after it was rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands.
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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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Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates vowed to legalize abortion after voters backed the move in a referendum even though turnout was not high enough to make it binding.