European Union backs early democracy in Hong Kong
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The European Union said Friday it supported a swift transition to full democracy in Hong Kong while it expressed concerns about the territory&#39;s copyright policy.
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The European Union and China pledged to boost relations Wednesday, but the EU said there can be no early lifting of its 15-year-old embargo on arms sales until Beijing improves its shaky human rights record.
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ROME - Leaders of the European Union&#39;s 25 member countries signed the organization&#39;s first constitution on Friday, a document aimed at creating more stability and improved governance.
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Socialist members of the European  Parliament voted overwhelmingly to back the European Union's  new constitution on Wednesday despite deep splits on the issue  in the French Socialist party.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain endorsed Tony Blair to be the first to fill a recreated European Union presidency.
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"Europe can once again look forward to a period of strength and confidence."  German Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed here on Wednesday the landmark treaty agreed by EU leaders last week, saying it shows the way forward for the 27-nation bloc. via China View
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Europe&#39;s leaders signed the EU&#39;s first constitution yesterday, setting aside fears that the document will be rejected by voters and celebrating a new chapter of integration with a lavish ceremony.
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Time has been called on Europe&#39;s last fiefdom after the parliament on the tiny Channel Island of Sark approved plans to introduce limited democracy, officials told AFP on Thursday.
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The head of one of Europe's top rights bodies has joined the European Union and the United States in welcoming key electoral reforms approved by Ukraine's parliament.
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Hong Kong's chief executive says Beijing will allow the region's people directly elect their leader by 2017.
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The European Union launched an agency  on Monday to monitor human rights across the bloc, but civil  rights groups criticized a move by some member states to ensure  it had no say on police and criminal justice matters.
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BRUSSELS, Sep 28 (IPS) - With images of monks converging courageously on  Rangoon broadcast around the world, the European Union threatened  this week that it would respond to any use of violence against  peaceful protesters by strengthening the sanctions it had  previously imposed on Burma's military junta.
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EU leaders approved a new treaty early Friday to replace the aborted constitution, after overcoming last-ditch obstacles, the bloc's Portuguese presidency said.
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The European Union decided on Wednesday to maintain its 15-year-old arms embargo on China, reports Reuters. &quot;The EU side confirmed its political will to continue to work towards lifting the embargo,&quot; the EU
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Hong Kong residents began voting Sunday in a legislative election that could bring big gains for the democracy camp, which has angered Beijing with its demands for universal suffrage in the former British colony.
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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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Beijing will allow Hong Kong to directly elect its leader by 2017 and all its lawmakers by 2020, the territoryâs chief executive said.