Merkel seeks to overcome Poland EU treaty threat
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German Chancellor Angela  Merkel met Poland&#39;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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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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German Chancellor Angela Merkel answers reporters' questions as she arrives for a two-day EU leaders summit in Brussels, March 8, 2007.Comment
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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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Poland wants talks with Germany and Russia about a controversial Baltic Sea gas pipeline project steered by Russian giant Gazprom, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in an interview published Monday.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s visit  to Poland on Thursday could tip the balance in persuading its  eurosceptic conservative leaders not to veto talks on a new  European Union treaty.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel says there are still disagreements with Poland before new EU treaty talks.
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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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German Chancellor Angela Merkel urges Europe to lead the fight against global warming, ahead of an EU summit.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk held talks here on Tuesday, aiming to mend the fences between the two countries. via Xinhuanet
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With a June 21-22 EU summit looming, the bloc&#39;s German presidency is confident of brokering a deal for a new EU treaty despite Polish veto threats.
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European Union leaders headed for a showdown on Thursday over efforts to overhaul the bloc's creaking institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to be rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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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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The European Union does not intend to admit new members &quot;in the foreseeable future&quot; other than those who have already begun adhesion discussions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel 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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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.