Merkel steps up effort to salvage EU treaty

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Series Details 14.5.07
Publication Date 14/05/2007
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As head of the EU Presidency country, January-June 2007 Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel wants the European Council summit, June 2007 to agree all but the finest details of a new treaty to replace the constitution rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005, focusing on modernising EU rules and institutions. Article discusses her strategy for achieving this.

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BBC News, 15.5.07: EU states start tussle on treaty http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6656997.stm

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