EU leaders trumpet historic new constitution
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EU leaders signed a historic constitution for the expanding bloc in a fanfare ceremony on the spot where the European Union's forerunner was born, although doubts remain over whether it will ever come into force.
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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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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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With ten new members added into the fold and a new draft constitution working its way through capitals for ratification, the European Union (EU) is in the midst of unprecedented political and geographic ...
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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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Sealing ratification of an EU constitution and the question of terrorism will top the agenda when Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero welcomes French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to a summit meeting Monday.
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[World News]: Rome, Oct 29 : The 25 members states of the European Union (EU) signed the bloc&#39;s first constitution at a historic summit in Italy Friday, reports Xinhua.
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Leaders of the 25-nation European Union today signed the bloc&#39;s new constitution in Rome, amid tight security around the city&#39;s historic center.
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European Union leaders on Friday agreed on a broad reform treaty to replace their failed European constitution and give the 27-nation union a more influential say in world affairs, diplomats said.
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Lithuanian lawmakers ratified the newly signed European Union constitution Thursday, making one of the bloc's newest members the first country to approve the historic document.
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The European Parliament gave its overwhelming endorsement to the European Union's first-ever constitution Wednesday and urged EU governments to quickly follow suit.
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ROME -- European Union leaders on Friday signed the EU&#39;s first constitution, an ambitious charter that aims to raise the union&#39;s profile on the world stage.
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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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In a splendorous ceremony atop a hill that was once the center of the Roman empire, 25 European heads of government signed the European Union&#39;s first constitution Friday, but for
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THE EU CONSTITUTION: The landmark document, achieved after 28 months of negotiation, aims to provide simpler voting rules to end gridlock in the European Union. It includes a charter of fundamental rights and ends national vetoes in 45 new policy areas.
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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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Heads of State or government from 25 member states of the European Union (EU) signed the EU Constitution treaty, the bloc&#39;s first Constitution, at Campidoglio of Rome on Friday.