EU constitution signed in Rome
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The leaders of the European Union&#39;s 25 member states gathered in Rome Friday to sign the new EU constitution. Later in the day the heads of state planned to return home to try
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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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Europe's papers look ahead to today's signing of the new EU constitution in Rome
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EU leaders have reached agreement with Poland on the outline of a new treaty to replace the bloc&#39;s failed constitution, several member states said as a summit moved into a third day Saturday.
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Finland, current holder of the European Union presidency, has become the 16th member of the bloc to ratify the EU constitution which was thrown into doubt after referenda in France and the Netherlands last year put the document's implementation on hold.
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European Union leaders are preparing for a lavish ceremony to celebrate the signing of the new EU constitution.
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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. It includes a charter of fundamental rights and ends national vetoes in 45 new policy areas.
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LISBON - European Union leaders gathering here last night agreed on a treaty that they hoped would end the drift plaguing the bloc since the French and the Dutch rejected a European constitution two years ago.
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[World News]: Rome, Oct 29 : The 25 members states of the European Union (EU) signed the bloc&#39;s first constitution at a historic summit in Italy Friday, reports Xinhua.
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The UK may hold a referendum on the European Union&#39;s constitution in early 2006, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said before the treaty&#39;s signing in Rome.
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Forging the legal framework for the European Union has not been without its problems. But 27 member states agreeing to sign a new document will help
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ROME -- European Union leaders on Friday signed the EU&#39;s first constitution, an ambitious charter that aims to raise the union&#39;s profile on the world stage.
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The European Union ended two years of limbo at the weekend by agreeing new guidelines for the 27-member club&#39;s future and throwing off the shackles of the failed constitution.
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New post first concrete consensus to emerge from fraught Brussels summit on the constitution.
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European Union leaders signed the Treaty  of Lisbon on Thursday to reform the bloc's institutions.
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Hungary becomes the second country to ratify the European Union's constitution, after joining in May.
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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.