EU leaders face tense showdown over new treaty
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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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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 have swiftly turned their attention to the tricky issue of ratifying the landmark EU reform treaty, after endorsing the text aimed at updating its creaking institutions.
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EU leaders prepare for a second day of tough talks on reforming the bloc, amid veto threats by the UK and Poland.
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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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Hopes grew for a breakthrough in negotiations for a new treaty to reform the European Union on Friday as Germany, France and Poland thrashed out a possible compromise involving the core problem of voting rights.
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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 are expected to make it harder for new members to join, as they hold an annual summit.
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The European Union launched talks Monday to finalise a treaty of badly-needed reforms, amid concerns that Poland might open a political can of worms by demanding major changes.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown has voiced hope Thursday that the EU can turn a page on recent institutional wrangling, but his failure to sign a new treaty with EU allies renewed charges of euroskepticism.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and  French President Nicolas Sarkozy sought on Friday to persuade  Poland to compromise over a new treaty to govern the European  Union but made little progress.
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A fresh row is threatening to mar the first day in office of the new European Commission on Monday. France&#39;s commissioner Jacques Barrot is under fire for failing to disclose a previous conviction for embezzlement.
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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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European Union leaders inched tentatively toward a deal on a new treaty of reforms early Saturday after a German showdown with Poland, as a key EU summit moved into its third day.
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Poland vowed to reopen debate on an EU treaty deal to ensure it gets the concessions it wants on voting rights on Friday, clashing again with European partners who say those discussions are over.
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European Union foreign ministers meet on Monday to study ways to end the impasse over Kosovo&#39;s future status and examine the first full draft of a new treaty of sorely-needed EU reforms.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Belgian counterpart sought Thursday to hammer out their differences over a new EU treaty, in the run-up to a crunch summit next month.