EU leaders endorse enlargement slow down
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European Union leaders have put the lid on further enlargement of the bloc until the necessary reforms can be agreed to accommodate new members and the whole process gains wide public support.
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European leaders have swiftly turned their attention to the tricky issue of ratifying the landmark EU reform treaty, after endorsing the text aimed at updating its creaking institutions.
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European leaders will seek to reassure sceptical voters at a summit starting on Thursday by toughening policy on enlargement of the European Union, without though slamming the door on a queue of aspiring nations.
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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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European leaders prepared to offer Serbia 'accelerated' EU membership for accepting Kosovan independence, reports say
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European leaders on Friday hailed the expansion of the Schengen passport-free travel zone to nine mostly ex-East Bloc nations as a landmark moment for the continent's integration.
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European Union foreign ministers agreed to sanction Turkey for failing to respect its trade obligations to Cyprus by slowing down Ankara's membership talks, the bloc's presidency said.
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The leaders of Italy, France and Spain sent a letter to the European Union on Monday, urging the bloc to approve measures to help them cope with the flood of illegal migrants from Africa.Comment
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The European Union's chief on Monday called for a halt to further expansion of the bloc after Romania and Bulgaria join, saying the EU had to resolve the stalemate over its proposed constitution before it could accept new members.
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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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A report commissioned by the European Union said Thursday member countries are dismally behind in achieving economic reforms pledged four years ago.
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The EU&#39;s new team of Commissioners has voiced confidence that it will scrape through an approval vote in the European Parliament, but the Socialists said they almost had enough support to bring it down.
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European leaders were quick to comment Tuesday on President George W. Bush&#39;s narrow victory over Sen. John Kerry in the United States presidential election.
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European Union leaders agreed Saturday on the key points of a treaty meant to strengthen the bloc's foreign policy role and eliminate unwieldy bureaucracy.
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The euro zone  economy could slow more than previously forecast, a policymaker  said on Saturday, as other EU leaders voiced worries about the  weak U.S. economy and the strong euro currency.
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A top European Union economic official Friday played down the impact of rising oil prices on the bloc&#39;s economic recovery.
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European Union leaders were poised on Friday to endorse deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions while leaving each member country a degree of flexibility in how to achieve that goal.