Italy govt set to begin European Constitution ratification
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The government, keen to make Italy the first country to ratify the EU constitutional treaty, was setto greenlight the necessary bill in a cabinet meeting late Friday afternoon.
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"I think Italy does not need any government of national unity but a government that will get down to work immediately after Italians vote"  By Philip PullellaROME  - Italy's government crisis enters a decisive week with a snap election and a return to power of Silvio Berlusconi's centre right looking ever more likely.President Giorgio Napolitano granted himself a day of reflection on Sunday, planning to resume consultations with political leaders on Monday and end them on Tuesday evening.Napolitano, an 82-year-old former communist, must decide whether to dissolve parliament and call an election for the spring or mandate someone to first try to form an interim government to enact electoral reforms. Read more
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Leaders of the 25-nation European Union today signed the bloc&#39;s new constitution in Rome, amid tight security around the city&#39;s historic center.
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Europe's leaders gather in Rome on Friday to sign a historic constitution for the European Union (EU), but a crisis over the bloc's new executive Commission will only add to clouds over the ceremony.
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The leaders of the 25 member states of the European Union are meeting in Rome today to sign the new EU constitution.
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European Union lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday in favor of a proposed constitution, which will be submitted to a series of make-or-break referendums starting next month in the 25-nation bloc.
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European leaders on Friday tried to revive efforts to adopt the proposed European Union constitution, which many declared dead last year after it was rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands.Comment
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Italians began voting Sunday on constitutional changes that proponents say would increase stability in a country known for its revolving-door governments.
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At an historic ceremony in Rome on Friday, European leaders signed the treaty establishing the EU Constitution. Before it takes effect, however, the document must be ratified by all member states -- a process expected to take about two years.
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European leaders on Friday tried to revive efforts to adopt the proposed European Union constitution, which many declared dead last year after it was rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands.
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Politics: 29 October 2004, Friday. Bulgaria's Premier Simeon Saxe-Coburg will attend Friday the signing of the European Union's first Constitution.
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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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Heads of State or government from 25 member states of the European Union (EU) signed the EU Constitution treaty, the bloc&#39;s first Constitution, at Campidoglio of Rome on Friday.
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EU leaders, fresh from signing a treaty that overhauls the way the bloc runs, will strive Friday to present a united front on Kosovo as the Serbian province prepares to move to independence.
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The European Parliament is expected to endorse the proposed European Constitution in a vote in Wednesday.
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European leaders on Friday signed the EU&#39;s first constitution, a diplomatic triumph they hope will give the union a sharper international profile and speed up decision-making in a club now embracing 25 nations.
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The ceremony to sign the European Union's first-ever constitution began, in the same hall in Rome where the 1957 pact which founded the EU's predecessor was agreed.