EU treaty referendum is ruled out
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Downing Street has indicated the treaty that emerges from next week's EU summit will not be put to a referendum
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Incoming President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso decided here Wednesday to postpone putting his team to the vote by the European Parliament (EP).
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The EU parliament appears likely to reject incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso&#39;s choice of commissioners tomorrow after he refused to make concessions.
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STRASBOURG, France  - The European Parliament  overwhelmingly endorsed the European Union's first constitution  on Wednesday but the treaty will only come into force if all 25  member states ratify it, several by referendums.
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The British government says there is no reason why devolution cannot be restored to Northern Ireland.Comment
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BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on efforts to avoid more referendums on the European constitution or any treaty that replaces it.
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BRUSSELS (Deutsche Welle) - The Dutch government has opposed holding a referendum on a new European Union constitutional treaty. Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said: "A referendum is unnecessary and undesirable."  But, the Dutch cabinet also said it would take its decision to parliament, where many legislators favor a vote among the public.  In 2005, voters in the Netherlands and France rejected a new EU constitution in referendums, plunging the EU into a major political crisis.
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Finland, current holder of the European Union presidency, has become the 16th member of the bloc to ratify the EU constitution which was thrown into doubt after referenda in France and the Netherlands last year put the document's implementation on hold.
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The European Union drops its objections to allowing Burma to attend a joint summit with Asia later in the year.
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Â· Some states 'in denial' over constitution  Â· Barroso rejects Ã  la carte Europe of exemptions
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The Dutch government on Friday opposed holding a referendum on a new EU constitutional treaty which risks opening up new divisions over Europe.
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It is not yet clear whether voters in Portugal will have their say on the European Constitution.
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Tony Blair could hinder efforts to winning a "yes" vote in the referendum on the EU constitution, says a leading think tank.
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The Dutch government on Friday refused to order a referendum on a new EU constitutional treaty which risks opening up new divisions over Europe.
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Brussels' 50-year commitment to free competition has been dropped from a draft treaty to reform the EU.
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LISBON - European Union leaders gathering here last night agreed on a treaty that they hoped would end the drift plaguing the bloc since the French and the Dutch rejected a European constitution two years ago.
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The European Union&#39;s executive arm ruled out fresh negotiations with Microsoft to settle an anti-trust case after an EU court upheld its sanctions against the software giant.