Merkel seeks to overcome Poland EU treaty threat
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MESEBERG, Germany  - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Poland's president on Saturday in a last-ditch effort to convince Warsaw to drop its threat to veto talks on a new European Union treaty.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold her first summit with the leaders of France and Poland on Tuesday, less than a month before Berlin takes over the European Union presidency amid high hopes that it can resolve power struggles in the bloc.
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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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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said  on Friday there were still problems to be solved on a reform  treaty for the European Union but she was working hard and  everyone was doing their best.
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European Union leaders headed for a showdown on Thursday over the latest bid to overhaul the bloc's creaking institutions, but chances of agreement may be rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski on Friday ruled out any &quot;horsetrading&quot; as Warsaw continued to threaten to sink efforts to draft a new governing treaty for the 27-nation European Union.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged the European Union to lead the way in the fight against climate change.Comment
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Poland on Friday held out the possibility it could drop its threat to veto talks on a new European Union treaty next week, saying compromise was closer after lobbying by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Poland on Friday held out the  possibility it could drop its threat to veto talks on a new  European Union treaty next week, saying compromise was closer  after lobbying by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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BERLIN Polish lawmakers on Friday demanded that their government seek compensation from Germany for damage suffered by Poles during World War II, a decision diplomats said could lead to a rapid deterioration of relations between the two countries.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted Czech leader Mirek Topolanek here Sunday as part of a diplomatic drive to remove obstacles to an accord on a new institutional treaty for the EU.
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Poland and Germany must rely on quiet diplomacy to close the book on the divisive issue of World War Two compensation, Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka said on Saturday.
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WARSAW (SwissInfo) - Poland's president threatened on Thursday to delay talks on a new European Union treaty at a summit where EU leaders hope to finalize the charter to reform the bloc's institutions. Agreement on the treaty would end a crisis of confidence sparked by Dutch and French voters' rejection of a European constitution in 2005 and open the way for a toned-down treaty that includes a foreign policy chief with more clout and a long-term EU president. The treaty also provides for a more democratic decision-making system and more say for the European and national parliaments but avoids mention of an EU anthem or flag.  Poland, which fought against changes to the voting system at a treaty summit in June, has recently voiced greater optimism that it would win a compromise on its demands, even though other states have said they will proceed without Poland if its often-cantankerous leaders continue to drag their feet. Some leaders have indicated that Poland may be asked to leave the EU if it cannot "play ball" in the future.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel&#39;s epic diplomatic battle with Poland may have clinched a treaty deal Saturday but her tactics also ruffled feathers among her European Union partners.
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Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski downplayed in a newspaper interview fears Poland could block agreement on a new treaty to replace the defunct European Union constitution at a summit in Brussels this week.
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"We will not insist on an initial requirement of two years."  Poland backed down on a key objection to a treaty to reform European Union institutions on Monday, allowing the bloc to proceed with negotiations to turn the political deal reached last month into a legal text. via The Epoch Times
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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.