Leaders sign up for EU constitution but await the verdict of their ...
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Europe&#39;s leaders signed the EU&#39;s first constitution yesterday, setting aside fears that the document will be rejected by voters and celebrating a new chapter of integration with a lavish ceremony.
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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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European Union leaders headed for a showdown over a bid to overhaul the bloc's institutions at a summit starting on Thursday although chances for a deal seemed to be growing after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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BBC News Online explains what the EU draft constitution is all about.
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DEAR readers, the formal signing of EUâs first constitution is a major step forward in the dream to put in place a unified Europe, but the main task before the leaders now is how
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EU leaders will gather in Rome today to sign an historic new constitution, but the planned celebration of European unity has been transformed into a crisis meeting over the bloc&#39;s stalled executive.
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With less than a month to go before Spain holds the EU's first referendum on the European Constitution, not everyone is happy with the campaign.
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The signing of the European Constitution on Friday by the leaders of the 25 EU members will not only crown Romano Prodi&#39;s five years as European Commission president but propel him into the political fray in his native Italy.
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Finland becomes the latest country to ratify the European constitution, as its EU presidency draws to a close.
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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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PARIS, June 23 -- A squabbling European Union has given up hope for a constitution, agreeing instead Saturday to peddle a watered-down treaty to its 27 capitals in hopes of ending a two-year stalemate that has hobbled one of the world's most potent economic and diplomatic blocs.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 19 (IPS) - Bleary-eyed European Union leaders agreed a  'reform treaty' for the 27-country bloc after a working  dinner in Lisbon continued until the early hours of the morning  Oct. 19. Yet despite suggestions that governments like those of  Poland and Britain had driven a hard bargain, sizeable chunks of  the text they signed up to are identical to the EU constitution  rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005.
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BUCHAREST, Feb 18 (IPS) - Leaders of Romania, one of the European Union (EU)  members not ready to recognise declaration of independence by  Kosovo, are having a hard time justifying their opposition to  birth of the new state.
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PARIS, June 23 -- A squabbling European Union has given up hope for a constitution, agreeing instead Saturday to peddle a watered down treaty to its 27 capitals in hopes of ending a two-year stalemate that has hobbled one of the world's most potent economic and diplomatic blocs.
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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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Leaders of the European Union's 27 nations gathered for a crucial summit to discuss a new EU treaty Thursday, two years after French and Dutch voters rejected a draft EU constitution.
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The controversial EU constitution is set to be the main focus on the final day of talks at a summit in Brussels.