EU treaty 'in Britain's interest'
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The treaty agreed by EU member states is "quintessentially" in Britain's interests, Tony Blair says.
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso warned Britain that it risks damaging its own interests if it blocks a deal on a revamped EU constitution, in an interview published Friday.
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Britain could hold a referendum on a new European Union treaty if needed, future prime minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday, fuelling reports of tension with current premier Tony Blair before a crunch EU summit.
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TUC delegates are expected to back a call for a referendum on the EU treaty - in opposition to Gordon Brown.
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Tony Blair has signed the new EU constitution as Foreign Secretary Jack Straw indicated any referendum on the treaty will not be held until 2006.
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Â· Portugal sees EU-African Union meeting as priority Â· Britain and most members fiercely opposed to move
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Parts of the Lisbon Treaty, signed by Gordon Brown, are the same as the abandoned EU Constitution, MPs say.
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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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The government Wednesday stepped up its efforts to sell the European Union's first constitution to a skeptical public, publishing legislation laying the groundwork for a referendum on whether Britain should sign up.
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Support for Britain's membership of the European Union is rising, according to a poll published Saturday, confounding popular opinion about the extent of Euroscepticism here.
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The British government is trying to move on to look beyond the new EU treaty in an attempt to undermine arguments for a referendum, says the BBC's Paul Reynolds
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Britain will this week offer a series of concessions to France and Germany to assuage their fears about Turkish membership of the European Union.
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Tony Blair will face questions about the planned EU treaty in his last Commons liaison committee session.
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The government was heading for a showdown with other EU member states Thursday as it held firm over the &quot;red lines&quot; it has pledged to defend in negotiations on a key EU treaty in Tony Blair&#39;s final summit as the country&#39;s leader.
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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.
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Prime Minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown could still hold a referendum on the EU treaty, the UK's Europe minister says.
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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".