Scene set for EU constitution deal
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Sarkozy is ready to endorse Blair's demands in Europe - a move that may finally pave the way for agreement on replacing its constitution.
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The government has braced Monday for the start of a bruising battle to ratify a controversial new European treaty, dismissing demands for a referendum likely to reject the pact.
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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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European Union foreign ministers set mid-October as the deadline to complete negotiations on the final draft of a treaty aimed at replacing the aborted EU constitution.
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Tony Blair has signed the new EU constitution as Foreign Secretary Jack Straw indicated any referendum on the treaty will not be held until 2006.
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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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The European Union is to launch talks on drafting a new treaty to reform the 27-member bloc.
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The signature ceremony for the European Constitution agreement and a final bill have been completed. Host country Italy&#39;s Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, made a speech at the ceremony saying that October
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European Union leaders headed for a showdown over a bid to overhaul the bloc's institutions at a summit starting on Thursday although chances for a deal seemed to be growing after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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EU leaders will gather in Rome today to sign an historic new constitution, but the planned celebration of European unity has been transformed into a crisis meeting over the bloc&#39;s stalled executive.
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Ministers prepare for a battle in Parliament on the EU treaty, after it was agreed by EU leaders in Lisbon.
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EU leaders have reached agreement with Poland on the outline of a new treaty to replace the bloc&#39;s failed constitution, several member states said as a summit moved into a third day Saturday.
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PARIS, June 23 -- A squabbling European Union has given up hope for a constitution, agreeing instead Saturday to peddle a watered-down treaty to its 27 capitals in hopes of ending a two-year stalemate that has hobbled one of the world's most potent economic and diplomatic blocs.
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At an historic ceremony in Rome on Friday, European leaders signed the treaty establishing the EU Constitution. Before it takes effect, however, the document must be ratified by all member states -- a process expected to take about two years.
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BRUSSELS On Friday, Europe&#39;s leaders gathered in Rome to sign the treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe. This was a historic moment.
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The European Union on Saturday reached agreement on a blueprint for a new treaty of reforms after striking a compromise with Poland following tense all-night talks at a crucial summit.
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JosÃ© Manuel Barroso is ready to sign-up to a new agreement expected to boost European Parliament power to hold the EU executive to account.