France says agrees with Britain on EU treaty
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday he and British Prime Minister Tony Blair had agreed on how to reform the EU's institutions while Germany reported progress towards a treaty.
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Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, yesterday backed France&#39;s European Commissioner, Jacques Barrot, and said he had no regrets over his handling of a dramatic showdown with MEPs last month.
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Tony Blair says he is making progress on meeting the UK's concerns about a new European Union treaty.
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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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Australia and France signed an agreement on military cooperation designed to enhance their ability to work together, the defence ministry in Paris said.
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European Union leaders signed the Treaty  of Lisbon on Thursday to reform the bloc's institutions and  give it stronger leadership, marking the end of a difficult  process that has lasted nearly a decade.
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France and Spain, holding annual summit talks in this northern city on Tuesday, have pledged to reach agreement on the delicate issue of the 2007-2013 EU budget, a French delegation source said.
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European Union leaders voiced relief at  clinching a deal on Friday on a treaty to reform the 27-nation  bloc's institutions, replacing a defunct constitution and  ending a two-year crisis of confidence in Europe's future.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on  Thursday European Union leaders might be able to overcome  Polish threats of a veto and agree at a bloc summit next week  on the drawing up of a new EU treaty.
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Gordon Brown says Britain's national interest has been protected as EU leaders agree a deal on a new treaty.
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The French president hails the "true friendship" with the UK,  but mentions "differences" over Iraq as his visit ends.
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President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain endorsed Tony Blair to be the first to fill a recreated European Union presidency.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair ended his swansong appearance on the international stage on a high note Saturday, helping clinch a deal for a new EU treaty and trumpeting that Europe was turning Britain&#39;s way.
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European Union leaders clinched  agreement on Saturday on a detailed mandate for a new treaty to  overhaul the 27-nation bloc after persuading Poland to end a  stand-off that nearly torpedoed their summit.
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President Jacques Chirac promises the French they can vote on the EU constitution "before the summer".
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"Europe can once again look forward to a period of strength and confidence."  German Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed here on Wednesday the landmark treaty agreed by EU leaders last week, saying it shows the way forward for the 27-nation bloc. via China View
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EU leaders express measured approval for a new treaty, hammered out over two days of talks.