Q&amp;A: Signing the new EU treaty
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EU leaders are in Rome to sign a new treaty which sets up the first European constitution and expands the EU&#39;s powers and authority.
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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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Prime Minister Tony Blair says a new European Union treaty agreed in Brussels protects Britain's interests.
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Key questions answered on the EU's planned Reform Treaty, and the intergovernmental conference that will negotiate it.
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ROME, October 29 (Itar-Tass) - Leaders of 25 European Union member countries signed the European Constitution here on Friday, which is to ensure the unity of the expanded European Union.
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ROME : EU leaders signed a historic constitution for the expanding bloc in a fanfare ceremony on the spot where the European Union&#39;s forerunner was born, although doubts remain over whether it will ever come into force.
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Six Europeans give a wide range of views on the European Reform Treaty
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ROME European leaders on Friday signed the EUâs first constitution, which is designed to give the union a sharper international profile and speed up decision-making in a club now embracing 25 nations.
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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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Europe's papers look ahead to today's signing of the new EU constitution in Rome
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Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: The issue is not whether the Brussels treaty is good or bad for Britain, but that the country deserves a referendum.
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PRIME Minister Tony Blair was today signing the Constitutional Treaty in Rome amid a growing crisis over the new Brussels Commission.
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Twenty-five European leaders returned to the European Union&#39;s founding home here on Friday to sign the union&#39;s first constitutional treaty, hailing it as the next important step for integration.
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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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Lithuanian lawmakers ratified the newly signed European Union constitution Thursday, making one of the bloc's newest members the first country to approve the historic document.
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At their summit in Brussels, EU leaders hope to agree on a slimmed-down version of their draft constitution, which was rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005. Here are some of the key elements of the charter and whether they are likely to be scrapped or salvaged under a new treaty:
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BBC News Online explains what the EU draft constitution is all about.