Merkel fails to win over Poland in EU treaty talks
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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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Prime Minister Gordon Brown has voiced hope Thursday that the EU can turn a page on recent institutional wrangling, but his failure to sign a new treaty with EU allies renewed charges of euroskepticism.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy sought on Friday to persuade Poland to compromise over a new treaty to govern the European Union but made little progress.
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European Union leaders were locked in intense talks on the second day of a summit Friday seeking to break a deadlock with Britain and Poland over a new reform treaty.
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"They handled the Poles well but they probably underestimated the damage done in Poland by the Schroeder government."  May replace failed EU constitution UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL BRUSSELS -- Germany ends its presidency of the European Union with a major achievement in the agreement on a new treaty to replace the failed ... via World Peace Herald
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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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VIENNA: France, Britain and Germany failed to reach a deal with Iran on Wednesday under which Tehran would scrap its uranium enrichment programme in exchange for nuclear power technology, but the two sides agreed to meet again.
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BERLIN - German and Polish politicians have played down a resolution by the Polish parliament calling on the government to take legal action aimed at making Germany pay war reparations for Nazi Germany&#39;s World War II invasion of Poland.
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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 European Union launched talks Monday to finalise a treaty of badly-needed reforms, amid concerns that Poland might open a political can of worms by demanding major changes.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel&#39;s epic diplomatic battle with Poland may have clinched a treaty deal Saturday but her tactics also ruffled feathers among her European Union partners.
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The European Union has again failed to ratify the software patent directive, after a crucial last-minute intervention from Poland.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday hailed a &quot;good compromise&quot; with Poland over the voting system which paved the way to agreement on a blueprint for a new EU treaty after a tense summit.
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A tentative deal between supporters of Ukraine&#39;s opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko and their pro-government foes hit a snag Tuesday when European-brokered talks revealed key differences that cast doubt over its approval by
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Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has dashed hopes he might announce an end to a tug of war over a German group's bid for Spanish electricity supplier Endesa at a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Negotiators from the European Union and South America's four-nation Mercosur trade bloc on Wednesday failed to reach agreement on a deal to keep alive their attempt to create the world's biggest free-trade area.
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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.