EU leaders holding tense summit
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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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Interior ministers from five leading European Union countries  gathered here to try to smooth out differences over how to tackle illegal immigration and strengthen cooperation in the fight against terrorism.
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Description: European heads of state gather in Brussels for a summit to begin talks over Turkish membership in the European Union.
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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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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday sought to ease conflict over his proposed executive team, as the turmoil threatened to cloud solemn ceremonies for the signing of the European Union's proposed constitution.
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European Union leaders headed for a  showdown on Thursday over efforts to overhaul the bloc&#39;s  creaking institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to be  rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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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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Leaders gather in the Portuguese capital for the first summit between the European Union and Brazil.
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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 nations.
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Attempts to mediate the political crisis in Ukraine are gathering pace with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski expected in Kiev.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold her first summit with the leaders of France and Poland on Tuesday, less than a month before Berlin takes over the European Union presidency amid high hopes that it can resolve power struggles in the bloc.
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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 have converged on Brussels for a summit that will see them slow down the process of EU enlargement at least until they have a clearer vision of the bloc's future.
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Iraq, the Middle East, and Ukraine are set to top the agenda as EU foreign ministers gather in a monthly meeting in Brussels today.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown hosts European leaders in London later on Tuesday for talks on global financial turmoil and efforts to detect and prevent a repetition.
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The leaders of the 25 member states of the European Union are meeting in Rome today to sign the new EU constitution.