EU leaders scramble to head off summit failure
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Britain and France held &quot;positive&quot; talks Tuesday aiming to narrow differences ahead of a crunch European Union summit, while admitting that significant divisions remained.
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The European Union opened summit talks with Russia in disarray on Friday after Poland vetoed the start of talks on a partnership pact.
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Efforts by TUC leaders fail to head off Wednesday's votes on whether to demand a referendum on the EU treaty.
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Leaders of the European Union's 27 nations gathered for a crucial summit to discuss a new EU treaty Thursday, two years after French and Dutch voters rejected a draft EU constitution.
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European Union leaders headed for a showdown on Thursday over efforts to overhaul the bloc's creaking institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to be rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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The European Union will try to cement its leadership role in the fight against climate change at a summit starting Thursday, with plans to set tough targets for cutting carbon dioxide emissions.
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European Union leaders, worried that Kosovo's push for independence could trigger instability in the Balkans, were set to offer Serbia a fast-track route to joining the bloc at a summit on Friday.
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The European Union opened summit talks  with Russia in disarray on Friday after Poland vetoed talks on  a partnership pact.
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European Union leaders are failing to deliver on economic reform promises made at the beginning of the decade,  a high level report warns.
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At their annual summit, European Union leaders also said they wanted to strengthen the 25-nation bloc&#39;s relationship with the newly re-elected President Bush, which was deeply strained by the Iraq war.
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The leaders of France, Germany and Spain opened summit talks here Monday with talks on cementing EU unity and fighting terrorism topping their agenda.
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The European Union opened summit talks with Russia in disarray on Friday after Poland vetoed the start of talks on a partnership pact, but the two sides did resolve a dispute over using Russian airspace.
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The divisions threatened to overshadow a summit aimed at making the E.U. the world leader in the battle against climate change.
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Jose Manuel Barroso, the incoming European Commission president, sought to rescue his 24-member executive team yesterday, on the eve of a legislative vote that could throw the EU into turmoil.
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Depending on which direction you are coming from, European leaders are meeting in Brussels today either to crash the EU dream or cut the ribbon on a vital bridge between Islam and the west.
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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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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