Boost for referendum on EU treaty
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Influential committee of MPs says there is 'no material difference' between new measure and the old constitution
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The vote by French Socialists to back the EU constitution bodes well for its ratification, even though the outcome of a referendum in 2005 is still uncertain, major British newspapers said Friday.
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MPs are set to begin a 12-day debate on whether to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, signed last month by EU leaders.
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The European Parliament is expected to endorse the proposed European Constitution in a vote in Wednesday.
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Supporters found plenty of reasons to cheer the EU's recommendation Wednesday that talks begin on making Muslim-majority Turkey a member.
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A cross-party campaign presses Prime Minister Gordon Brown to hold a referendum on the new EU Treaty.
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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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Tony Blair has signed the new EU constitution as Foreign Secretary Jack Straw indicated any referendum on the treaty will not be held until 2006.
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Tory leader David Cameron is urged to pledge a referendum on the EU treaty - even if it is ratified next year.
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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.Comment
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PARIS: &quot;Yes&quot; campaigners claimed a clear victory in a ballot held by France&#39;s main opposition Socialist Party on the EU constitution, a result that boosts the treaty&#39;s prospects for approval by French voters next year.
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Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell gave his support Wednesday to Prime Minister Gordon Brown&#39;s plans to approve the new European Union treaty by a vote in parliament and not a referendum.
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THE HAGUE - The European Union and China on Wednesday pledged to boost bilateral ties at their annual summit here, with the European Union saying it would consider lifting its 15-year-old embargo on arms sales to China.
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Sunday's referendum in Transdniestria, a separatist province of Moldova, could boost other regional efforts.
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Britain is happy with Germany&#39;s new proposal for a treaty to reform the EU and is &quot;fairly confident&quot; that Poland will accept it, Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s spokesman said at an EU summit late Friday.
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The Tories would hold a referendum on the EU treaty, if they won power before it was ratified by all EU states.
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Six Europeans give a wide range of views on the European Reform Treaty