Italian PM wants to make quick decision on European Constitution
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"If Europe wants to play an important role in the contemporary world, decisions should be taken fast to enable it to play that role"  Decisions should be taken fast to enable Europe to play an important role in the world, Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said during his one-day working visit to Poland on Wednesday. via People's Daily Online
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Incoming European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso will hold talks with EU leaders from Thursday evening in Rome, where they are to sign the bloc&#39;s first-ever constitution Friday, a spokeswoman said.
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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.
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi had to decide on Thursday whether to resign or risk a confidence vote he would be expected to lose, obliging his centre-left government to step down anyway.
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It is not yet clear whether voters in Portugal will have their say on the European Constitution.
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The Italian president asked Romano Prodi on Saturday to stay on as premier and face a new vote of confidence in parliament, seeking a swift end to the political crisis prompted by the government's resignation ...Comment
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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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Italians went to the polls Sunday in a referendum on changing the constitution trumpeted by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, but critics warn its proposals could endanger national unity.
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The Italian president consulted with political leaders Friday in talks on the formation of a new government following the resignation of Premier Romano Prodi's nine-month-old Cabinet.Comment
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Germany wants to be the first country in the EU to ratify the bloc's new constitution - and that probably means without a referendum.
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Italy wants the rest of the Continent to stiffen border patrols and asylum guidelines.
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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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Germany could hold a referendum to approve the European Union&#39;s new constitution if changes can be made to its own basic law in time for such a vote, a government spokesman said Monday.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is preparing this week to both reshuffle his shaky coalition government and name a new appointee to the European Commission, with his foreign minister seen likely to get the nod to go to Brussels.
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BBC News Online explains what the EU draft constitution is all about.
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Italy's president will decide on Saturday whether Romano Prodi deserves another chance to lead the nation as prime minister after a Senate rebellion forced his shock resignation.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 13 (IPS) - The European Parliament voted in favour of a new  constitution Wednesday, but the most difficult part of selling  the controversial document is still to come.