EU leaders sign bloc's new treaty
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European Union leaders signed a new treaty on Thursday that would give the 27-nation bloc a long-term president and streamline its decision-making process.
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EU leaders are set to discuss a new treaty on managing the bloc, amid veto threats by the UK and Poland.
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The 25 European Union leaders yesterday signed the EU&#39;s first constitution that aims to boost the union&#39;s presence on the world stage but will face a tough ratification test at the hands of European parliaments and voters before it can take
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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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Twenty-five leaders representing all of the members of the newly expanded European Union on Friday signed the bloc&#39;s first-ever constitution, a document that aims to create a more federal-type government in Europe.
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Twenty-five European leaders returned to the European Union&#39;s founding home here on Friday to sign the union&#39;s first constitutional treaty, hailing it as the next important step for integration.
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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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Papers throughout the continent hail the signing of a new EU treaty as a historic event, though most warn that the hard part - the ratification of the treaty by member states - is yet to come.
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Europe's papers look ahead to today's signing of the new EU constitution in Rome
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ROME - European Union (EU) leaders are gathering in Rome to sign a historic first-ever constitution, designed to provide the bloc&#39;s framework following its biggest expansion in its half-century history.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair says a new European Union treaty agreed in Brussels protects Britain's interests.
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The European Union chief executive said Monday Bulgaria would sign its membership treaty with the 25-member bloc next April or May, the Sofia-based Darik radio reported.
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: European Union leaders signed the blocâs first constitution in a glittering ceremony today but their celebration of unity was marred by uncertainty over its ratification and turmoil over the stalled European Commission.
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Lithuanian lawmakers ratified the newly signed European Union constitution Thursday, making one of the bloc's newest members the first country to approve the historic document.
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PARIS, Dec. 13 -- European leaders on Thursday signed a new treaty intended to revitalize efforts to build a more united and powerful European Union, replacing a proposed constitution rejected by many voters two years ago with a document that in most member countries will never go before the public.
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EU ministers agree a draft deal on tearing down barriers to cross-border provision of services.
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PM makes light of decision to sign treaty hours after the other 26 heads of EU member states