Merkel sees no breakthrough yet on new EU treaty
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that a solution to finding a new constitutional treaty for the European Union was proving elusive, one week ahead of a crucial EU summit in Brussels.
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BRUSSELS -- Poland and Germany clashed yesterday over how to revive Europe's stalled constitution amid growing signs that Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany was unwilling to accept Polish demands to maximize its power in an expanded European Union.
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"Europe can once again look forward to a period of strength and confidence."  German Chancellor Angela Merkel hailed here on Wednesday the landmark treaty agreed by EU leaders last week, saying it shows the way forward for the 27-nation bloc. via China View
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Chancellor Merkel gets high marks as Germany prepares to lead the EU next year and host the G-8 summit.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday there were still problems to be solved on a reform treaty for the European Union but she was working hard and everyone was doing their best.
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Germany wants to be the first country in the EU to ratify the bloc's new constitution - and that probably means without a referendum.
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Germany, president of the European  Union, urged a new Palestinian unity government on Friday to  comply with the three conditions set out by the Quartet of  Middle East peace negotiators.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is trapped between demands from NATO partners to send more troops to Afghanistan and strong domestic opposition to such a move.
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Papers throughout the continent hail the signing of a new EU treaty as a historic event, though most warn that the hard part - the ratification of the treaty by member states - is yet to come.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel celebrated a long-awaited German economic recovery as she marked her first year in office Wednesday, but conceded that her government still has to work do on convincing citizens its ...Comment
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: German Chancellor Angela Merkel was meeting with Mideast leaders as part of a push for renewed efforts in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.Comment
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MESEBERG, Germany  - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Poland's president on Saturday in a last-ditch effort to convince Warsaw to drop its threat to veto talks on a new European Union treaty.
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None of the European Union's 10 new member states yet fulfils the criteria for joining Europe's single currency, the European Commission said in a report.
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EU leaders are set to discuss a new treaty on managing the bloc, amid veto threats by the UK and Poland.
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European Union leaders struggled to narrow their differences on Thursday on a reform treaty for the 27-nation bloc and said it was too soon to tell whether they could reach a deal at a two-day summit.
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Turkey must meet its obligation to grant Cyprus trade privileges if it wants to avoid having its troubled accession talks with the European Union suspended, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said  on Friday there were still problems to be solved on a reform  treaty for the European Union but she was working hard and  everyone was doing their best.