Showdown looms for EU leaders over new treaty
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European Union leaders headed for a showdown on Thursday over efforts to overhaul the bloc's creaking institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to be rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday sought to ease conflict over his proposed executive team, as the turmoil threatened to cloud solemn ceremonies for the signing of the European Union's proposed constitution.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium   Divisions over how to fight global warming threatened to overshadow Thursday's summit meeting aimed at making the European Union the world leader in the battle against climate change.Comment
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European Union foreign ministers meet on Monday to study ways to end the impasse over Kosovo&#39;s future status and examine the first full draft of a new treaty of sorely-needed EU reforms.
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PARIS, Dec. 13 -- European leaders on Thursday signed a new treaty intended to revitalize efforts to build a more united and powerful European Union, replacing a proposed constitution rejected by many voters two years ago with a document that in most member countries will never go before the public.
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The threat of a constitutional crisis hangs over the EU as MEPs vote on whether to veto the new Commission.
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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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As European leaders meet to set a date for accession talks with Turkey, the newest EU member states are giving out divergent signals
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel was holding talks with the leaders of the Netherlands and Spain on Friday as the pace quickened in the race to find a new institutional treaty for the European Union.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Poland's President Lech Kaczynski before the EU summit reconvened Friday to try to persuade him to drop his threat to veto plans for a treaty designed to serve as a new rulebook for the European Union.
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Deep differences surface at an EU meeting over proposals to coordinate tax policies across the European Union.
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European Union leaders faced a showdown at a summit on Thursday over efforts to reform the bloc's creaking institutions, but chances of agreement seemed to rise after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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Poland vowed to reopen debate on an EU treaty deal to ensure it gets the concessions it wants on voting rights on Friday, clashing again with European partners who say those discussions are over.
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At their summit in Brussels, EU leaders hope to agree on a slimmed-down version of their draft constitution, which was rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005. Here are some of the key elements of the charter and whether they are likely to be scrapped or salvaged under a new treaty:
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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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Hopes grew for a breakthrough in negotiations for a new treaty to reform the European Union on Friday as Germany, France and Poland thrashed out a possible compromise involving the core problem of voting rights.
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European Union leaders already bicker about the future. At a summit meeting opening Thursday, even the past is bound to cause discord.Comment