Malta signs EU constitution
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1230CET--The Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi joined other European Union leaders in Rome and signed the new treaty which sets up the first European constitution.
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TO THE soothing strains of Enya and Beethovenâs Ode to Joy, leaders from the 25 states of the enlarged European Union put aside the turmoil over the new European Commission yesterday to sign the EUâs first constitution.
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EU leaders approved a new treaty early Friday to replace the aborted constitution, after overcoming last-ditch obstacles, the bloc's Portuguese presidency said.
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A number of Maltese living in Luxembourg yesterday got together for the first time to toast Malta's 40th Independence anniversary.
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LONDON, Oct 19 (IPS) - The European constitution emerged as a less   emotive but more immediate issue than Iraq during the three-day  European  Social Forum that concluded in London last weekend.
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Spanish Prime Minister Jose Rodriguez Zapatero and visiting Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga said here Tuesday that their governments support the ratification of the first European Union Constitution.
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The Mediterranean island of Malta became the smallest member of the euro zone at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday.
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Parts of the Lisbon Treaty, signed by Gordon Brown, are the same as the abandoned EU Constitution, MPs say.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium  - The European Parliament gave its overwhelming endorsement to the European Union's first-ever constitution Wednesday and urged EU governments to quickly follow suit.
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The prime minister of EU applicant Bulgaria signed Friday the European Constitution and said that meant his country was sure to join the 25-member bloc in a couple of years.
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Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorny Karabakh has overwhelmingly approved a constitution declaring itself an independent state, according to official results.
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Heads of state gather in Rome to sign the EU constitution, as a row over the new Commission continues.
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ROME - Leaders of the European Union&#39;s 25 member countries signed the organization&#39;s first constitution on Friday, a document aimed at creating more stability and improved governance.
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Spain is about to become the first EU state to hold a referendum to ratify it. The fate of Europe's first continent-wide constitution will be put to the test in 10 referendums over the next 18 months.
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THE EU CONSTITUTION: The landmark document, achieved after 28 months of negotiation, aims to provide simpler voting rules to end gridlock in the European Union.
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In the declaration attached to Malta's Accession Treaty to the European Union on the island region of Gozo, it was declared that before the end of each Community budgetary period entailing a redefinition of the ...
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The signing of the European Constitution on Friday by the leaders of the 25 EU members will not only crown Romano Prodi&#39;s five years as European Commission president but propel him into the political fray in his native Italy.