Embattled EU seeks more time to revive near-dead pact
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The European Union has admitted there was no hope of rapidly reviving its ailing constitution but sought more time for reflection, a year after French and Dutch voters rejected the pact.
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European Union ministers met Friday to consider how to salvage the project to build a satellite navigation system that would rival the U.S.-run GPS system.
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European Union leaders inched tentatively toward a deal on a new treaty of reforms early Saturday after a German showdown with Poland, as a key EU summit moved into its third day.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday called on his fellow European Union leaders to end wrangling over a new EU treaty and concentrate on the bloc's future.
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EU leaders delayed the restart of a  European Union summit Friday for private consultations on  Turkey, which has been offered entry talks provided it takes  steps toward recognizing the Greek Cypriot government.
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The EU told China on Wednesday it was not yet ready to end its 15-year-old ban on selling it arms, but suggested the embargo could be lifted in early 2005 despite opposition from human rights groups and Washington.
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BRUSSELS , Dec 27  (IPS) - European Union officials will undoubtedly breathe a  sigh of relief when the final clock  chimes to mark the end of  2004. It certainly has been a tough year for the bloc. But  they  should not sit back and relax too soon - 2005 could be even  tougher.
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The incoming European Commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, is in a race against time to revamp his team of Commissioners, amid warnings that his own job could be on the line if he fails to pull off a swift deal.
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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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European Union leaders headed for a  showdown on Thursday over efforts to reform the bloc&#39;s creaking  institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to rise after  chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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The crisis over the composition of the European Commission that is replacing Romano Prodi's line-up has been put off to another date, probably to November 15 when the European Parliament is next scheduled to be ...
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European leaders on Friday tried to revive efforts to adopt the proposed European Union constitution, which many declared dead last year after it was rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands.
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European Union leaders struggled to narrow their differences on Thursday on a reform treaty for the 27-nation bloc and said it was too soon to tell whether they could reach a deal at a two-day summit.
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The European Union said Wednesday it is still hopeful of ending a dispute that&#39;s holding up international cooperation on the world&#39;s first nuclear fusion plant despite the failure of latest talks on the US$12 billion project.
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European Union leaders headed for a showdown on Thursday over efforts to reform the bloc's creaking institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to rise after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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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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European Union leaders already bicker about the future. At a summit meeting opening Thursday, even the past is bound to cause discord.