EU set to endorse enlargement slowdown
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European Union leaders meet for the last time as a group of 25, amid agreement to slow down the process of enlargement until the bloc has the institutional tools it needs to support new members.
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European Union leaders are expected to make it harder for new members to join, as they hold an annual summit.
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The European Union's executive office was expected to end an three-year battle with France and Germany on Tuesday, dropping EU procedures against them after the two pledged to get their budget deficits back within EU limits next year.
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The European Union head office will likely push for stringent and long-term conditions to membership for Turkey as part of its expected approval on Wednesday to start entry negotiations, which are likely to last at least 10 years.
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A solution to Kosovo's final status  will be delayed until early spring, the European Union's  enlargement chief was quoted as saying on Thursday, a day after  Serbia set a crucial presidential election for January 20.
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European Union leaders are set to offer Serbia a fast track to candidacy for membership in the bloc and pledge to step up preparations for a police mission to stabilize Kosovo, a draft statement for Friday's EU summit said.
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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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European Union leaders, worried that  Kosovo's push for independence could trigger instability in the  Balkans, were set to offer Serbia a fast-track route to joining  the bloc at a summit on Friday.
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European Union leaders are expected to approve opening talks with Turkey on its wish to join the EU during a two-day summit opening Thursday, but they will likely impose stiff conditions on Ankara.
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EU lawmakers are expected finally to declare the European Union's new executive arm fit for office Thursday, ending an unprecedented three-week state of limbo for the expanding bloc.
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A European Union summit with Ukrainian leaders will discuss progress made on democratic reforms,
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European Union leaders headed for a  showdown on Thursday over efforts to overhaul the bloc&#39;s  creaking institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to be  rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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The European Union's head office was set to approve proposals Friday to inject more flexibility into the oft-flouted budget rules behind the euro.
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After years of delays, the European Union's head office is likely to recommend that Turkey begin membership talks with the bloc &#151; an endorsement that comes with one key proviso: that negotiations be halted if Ankara backtracks on sweeping democratic and human rights reforms.
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Growth in the eurozone economy slowed slightly to 0.5 percent in the second quarter and is set to maintain roughly that pace for the rest of the year, the European Commission said Tuesday.
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Economic growth in the euro area slowed to 3 percent while the EU as a whole expanded by a slower 3.2 percent in the first three months of the year as household spending barely moved, the European Union said Friday.
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The European Union's enlargement chief  said the planned signing of a political agreement with Serbia  on Thursday would be delayed amid a deep rift in the Belgrade  coalition over the accord.