Polish PM downplays fears of EU veto at summit
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Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski downplayed in a newspaper interview fears Poland could block agreement on a new treaty to replace the defunct European Union constitution at a summit in Brussels this week.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s visit  to Poland on Thursday could tip the balance in persuading its  eurosceptic conservative leaders not to veto talks on a new  European Union treaty.
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Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka won a parliamentary vote of confidence Friday, heading off the prospect of renewed political turmoil in a country that is a key U.S. ally in Iraq and the European Union's largest new member.
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Poland's prime minister says Warsaw will defend its interests and may stick to blocking Russia's talks with the European Union, a radio report said Monday.Comment
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Poland on Friday held out the possibility it could drop its threat to veto talks on a new European Union treaty next week, saying compromise was closer after lobbying by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday night that she would sidestep Poland's objections to a new European Union governing treaty by forging ahead with negotiations and hoping Warsaw will join in later.
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EU-Russia summit to begin in Helsinki but a Polish veto means talks on a strategic partnership will not happen.
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European Union leaders reached broad agreement on Friday on a single post to run EU foreign affairs, the first success at a summit on the bloc's future, but Poland held up progress towards a treaty to reform the Union.
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The European Union opened summit talks  with Russia in disarray on Friday after Poland vetoed talks on  a partnership pact.
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MESEBERG, Germany  - German Chancellor Angela Merkel failed on Saturday to persuade Poland to drop its threat to veto talks on a new European Union treaty.
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WARSAW (SwissInfo) - Poland's president threatened on Thursday to delay talks on a new European Union treaty at a summit where EU leaders hope to finalize the charter to reform the bloc's institutions. Agreement on the treaty would end a crisis of confidence sparked by Dutch and French voters' rejection of a European constitution in 2005 and open the way for a toned-down treaty that includes a foreign policy chief with more clout and a long-term EU president. The treaty also provides for a more democratic decision-making system and more say for the European and national parliaments but avoids mention of an EU anthem or flag.  Poland, which fought against changes to the voting system at a treaty summit in June, has recently voiced greater optimism that it would win a compromise on its demands, even though other states have said they will proceed without Poland if its often-cantankerous leaders continue to drag their feet. Some leaders have indicated that Poland may be asked to leave the EU if it cannot "play ball" in the future.
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The prime minister voiced support Thursday for a U.S. missile defense base on Polish soil &#151; as long as Warsaw can negotiate a good agreement with Washington.
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Poland says it will drop its opposition to a proposed European Union partnership agreement with Russia, if the union meets its demands.Comment
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with Poland's President Lech Kaczynski before the EU summit reconvened Friday to try to persuade him to drop his threat to veto plans for a treaty designed to serve as a new rulebook for the European Union.
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Poland will push to get concessions on a  European Union voting system written into the new EU treaty  because the bloc&#39;s leaders already agreed to them verbally,  Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Wednesday.
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European Union leaders prepared Wednesday for a key summit aimed at agreeing a mandate for a new treaty of reform, with Polish and British objections threatening to derail the talks.
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The Polish government on Monday tried to defuse a crisis on the country's eastern EU border, where truckers are facing days of jams amid a wage protest by customs officers.