Prodi makes plea on EU Constitution
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PARIS - The rejection by several states of the European Union Constitution would sound the death knell for the project of a political Europe, says outgoing European Commission president Romano Prodi.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, his political survival on the line, asked the Senate on Thursday for an "explicit, principled" vote of confidence to allow his centre-left government to continue on the path of reforms.
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The European Union's first constitution was signed by EU leaders Friday in Rome. To take effect in 2007, it must be ratified by all 25 EU parliaments and the European Parliament. At least nine EU nations plan to put the charter to a referendum.
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The signature ceremony for the European Constitution agreement and a final bill have been completed. Host country Italy&#39;s Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, made a speech at the ceremony saying that October
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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.
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European leaders on Friday tried to revive efforts to adopt the proposed European Union constitution, which many declared dead last year after it was rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands.Comment
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Europe's leaders gather in Rome on Friday to sign a historic constitution for the European Union (EU), but a crisis over the bloc's new executive Commission will only add to clouds over the ceremony.
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A top official in Italy has called on the European Union to help Libya stem the flow of illegal migrants moving northwards across the Mediterranean.
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BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on efforts to avoid more referendums on the European constitution or any treaty that replaces it.
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The leaders of the European Union&#39;s 25 member states gathered in Rome Friday to sign the new EU constitution. Later in the day the heads of state planned to return home to try
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Italy's president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as premier and put his center-left government to a new vote of confidence in parliament, seeking a swift end to the political crisis prompted by the ...Comment
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The 25 European Union leaders yesterday signed the EU&#39;s first constitution that aims to boost the union&#39;s presence on the world stage but will face a tough ratification test at the hands of European parliaments and voters before it can take
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European Commission President Romano Prodi urged US President George W. Bush to use his second term to promote ``collective security&#39;&#39; after the transatlantic clashes over the Iraq war.
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At an historic ceremony in Rome on Friday, European leaders signed the treaty establishing the EU Constitution. Before it takes effect, however, the document must be ratified by all member states -- a process expected to take about two years.
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Italy's president asked the Senate speaker Wednesday to determine if an interim government can be formed to change the electoral law before early elections, an effort to end the country's political instability.
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BUCHAREST, Romania -- Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu, leader of the National Liberal Party, called on Saturday for a constitutional amendment that would give the government more power. via Balkan Times
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ROME -- Italy's president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as premier and put his center-left government to a new vote of confidence in Parliament, seeking a swift end to the political crisis prompted by the cabinet's resignation days ago.