EU foreign ministers gather as treaty clock ticks down
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Portugal pushed European foreign ministers here Friday to keep a new treaty of EU reforms on track, amid fears that Poland could derail efforts to finalise an agreement next month.
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December 19 2004 1830CET- During the European Council, the Foreign Affairs Minister Michael Frendo held a meeting with the Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Gianfranco Fini.
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European Union foreign ministers  agreed on Monday to invite a Cuban delegation to Brussels to  explore the scope for a gradual thaw in ties but chose not to  end a four-year-old freeze in contacts.
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European Union leaders were locked in intense talks on the second day of a summit Friday seeking to break a deadlock with Britain and Poland over a new reform treaty.
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FOR THE SECOND time in a year, European foreign ministers are close to striking an interim deal with Iran over its nuclear program.
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European Union leaders headed for a  showdown on Thursday over efforts to reform the bloc&#39;s creaking  institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to rise after  chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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EU foreign ministers met on Monday to make final preparations for a landmark decision later this week to open entry talks with Turkey amid renewed evidence of strong
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EU leaders gather in Lisbon in an attempt to agree on a key treaty to reform the 27-nation bloc.
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European Union leaders began a two-day summit that will see them slow down the process of EU enlargement until they can reform the bloc's creaking institutions.
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The foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany and Italy discussed the situation in Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo Saturday, at an informal meeting in Slovenia.
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The European Union is to launch talks on drafting a new treaty to reform the 27-member bloc.
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Description: European heads of state gather in Brussels for a summit to begin talks over Turkish membership in the European Union.
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European Union foreign  ministers agreed on Saturday to take two more weeks to try to  clarify Iran's stance on halting sensitive nuclear work after  Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to stop uranium enrichment.
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European Union leaders meet for the last time as a group of 25, amid agreement to slow down the process of enlargement until the bloc has the institutional tools it needs to support new members.
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The NI parties and governments are to meet in an effort to conclude a deal to restore the assembly.
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By George Parker in Brussels, Raphael Minder in Strasbourg and Bertrand Benoit in Berlin. European leaders will on Thursday hold last-minute talks to hammer out terms under which Turkey can finally embark on the road to joining the European Union.
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European Union foreign ministers battled late Sunday to overcome major obstacles to sorely-needed reforms so EU leaders can draw up the outlines of a new treaty this week.