EU leaders struggle over treaty
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EU leaders prepare for a second day of tough talks on reforming the bloc, amid veto threats by the UK and Poland.
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European Union leaders headed for a showdown on Thursday over the latest bid to overhaul the bloc's creaking institutions, but chances of agreement may be rising after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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Ruth Lea of Global Vision and Charles Grant of the Centre for European Reform argue for and against the EU's Reform Treaty.
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Leaders of the European Union's 27 nations gathered to discuss a new EU treaty Thursday, two years after French and Dutch voters rejected a draft constitution.
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European Union leaders headed for a  showdown on Thursday over efforts to reform the bloc&#39;s creaking  institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to rise after  chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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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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European Union leaders converged on Brussels on Thursday for a potentially divisive summit, with Britain and Poland threatening to torpedo agreement on a major package of sorely needed reforms.
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Some EU members are hesitant to support the province's bid for independence after a UN resolution was dropped Friday. An informal group meets Wednesday.
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Divisions over how to fight global warming threatened Thursday to overshadow a summit meeting aimed at making the European Union the world leader in the battle against climate change.Comment
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However, their celebration of unity has been marred by uncertainty over its ratification and turmoil over the stalled European Commission.
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EU leaders meet must decide whether to freeze the entry bid of an increasingly self-confident Turkey.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown has voiced hope Thursday that the EU can turn a page on recent institutional wrangling, but his failure to sign a new treaty with EU allies renewed charges of euroskepticism.
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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 already bicker about the future. At a summit meeting opening Thursday, even the past is bound to cause discord.
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The onus now falls on EU leaders to resolve the crisis over the incoming European Commission in the wake of the dramatic showdown between its president Jose Manuel Barroso and the European Parliament.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on the leaders of the European Union's 27 nations to resolve deep divisions over the future of the expanding bloc as they gathered Thursday for a summit to discuss an EU constitution.
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Jose Manuel Barroso, the incoming president of the European Commission, faces a spectacular showdown with Euro-MPs after defiantly resisting demands to reshuffle his team.