New UK demands hit prospects for EU treaty deal
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Poland softened its tone on the eve of a crucial European Union summit due to launch negotiations on a reform of the bloc's institutions but Britain angered its partners by trying to gut foreign policy provisions.
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The next few weeks will be critical for  efforts to clinch a new Northern Ireland peace deal, British  Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday.
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European Union foreign ministers battled late Sunday to overcome major obstacles to sorely-needed reforms so EU leaders can draw up the outlines of a new treaty this week.
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European Union governments may impose tougher conditions on entry talks with Turkey in response to demands by France, Austria and Cyprus, a draft EU compromise shows.
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The British government won the first round of what is expected to be a bruising parliamentary battle over a controversial new European treaty Monday.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday he hopes the imminent signing of the new European Union treaty would shift the bloc's focus away from an "institutional debate".
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Gordon Brown is due to report to MPs on the Lisbon summit at which EU leaders agreed a new reform treaty.
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Gordon Brown has rejected renewed calls from the Conservatives for a national vote on the new European treaty.  Your views?
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Newspapers repeated their calls for a referendum on the new EU treaty on Thursday as Prime Minister Gordon Brown was set to attend a two-day summit of the bloc's leaders in Lisbon.
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The government has no plans to hold a referendum on the new EU treaty, the foreign minister said here Thursday as a cross-party campaign kicked off in Britain to demand a vote on the document.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday called on his fellow European Union leaders to end wrangling over a new EU treaty and concentrate on the bloc's future.
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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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Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski downplayed in a newspaper interview fears Poland could block agreement on a new treaty to replace the defunct European Union constitution at a summit in Brussels this week.
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Overwhelming majority of people want a say on EU treaty, polls say, as Brown heads to summit.
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The government has braced Monday for the start of a bruising battle to ratify a controversial new European treaty, dismissing demands for a referendum likely to reject the pact.
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France and Germany are set for a new clash on industrial policy this week over a possible defence deal which would involve 23,000 jobs in the UK.
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Britain&#39;s Europe minister said on Sunday that future prime minister Gordon Brown had not ruled out holding a referendum if an EU treaty agreed later this week included significant changes, in a move seen by some as a threat to block any major treaty.