Slovakia row threatens EU treaty
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Slovakia's opposition threatens to block ratification of the EU treaty in a vote in parliament.
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The European Union's enlargement chief  said the planned signing of a political agreement with Serbia  on Thursday would be delayed amid a deep rift in the Belgrade  coalition over the accord.
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European Union leaders headed for a showdown over a bid to overhaul the bloc's institutions at a summit starting on Thursday although chances for a deal seemed to be growing after chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel warned of "grave consequences" on Thursday if the EU failed to clinch a deal on reforming its institutions, but Austria cautioned that Poland seemed determined to prevent a German-led agreement.
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It is not clear however, who will represent Slovakia at the ceremony. Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda will definitely not attend, although the Hungarian and Bulgarian prime ministers have already confirmed ...
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Slovakia's economics minister could be barred from driving in neighboring Austria after Austrian police fined him for speeding on a motorway, police said on Monday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Belgian counterpart sought Thursday to hammer out their differences over a new EU treaty, in the run-up to a crunch summit next month.
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Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Friday he feared there may be no compromise at a European Union summit on a treaty to reform the bloc's institutions.
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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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Tensions rise between Slovakia and Hungary after attacks on members of Slovakia's Hungarian minority.
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'KGB tactics' threaten EU partnership agreement as Miliband wades into crisis over staff intimidation
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Brussels has offered no objection, but the issue has bitterly divided Hungarians and drawn angry reactions from neighbouring countries that view the proposal as provocative and intrusive.
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PRAGUE- EU institutions view the Czech Republic as a country posing "a risk" to the EU Constitution's future, as there exist fears in Brussels that the Czechs could reject the document, former Czech EU ...
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The incoming head of the European Commission has been trying to end a dispute which threatens to leave the EU without an executive.
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Poland vowed on Friday to reopen debate  on an EU treaty deal to ensure it gets the concessions it wants  on voting rights, clashing again with European partners who say  those discussions are over.
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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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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.