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| EU leaders agree new treaty deal | EU leaders agree new treaty deal |
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| EU leaders have reached a deal on a landmark treaty to reform the 27-member bloc, according to Portugal, which holds the rotating presidency. | EU leaders have reached a deal on a landmark treaty to reform the 27-member bloc, according to Portugal, which holds the rotating presidency. |
| The deal in Lisbon was sealed after last-minute changes sought by Austria, Bulgaria, Italy and Poland were agreed. | The deal in Lisbon was sealed after last-minute changes sought by Austria, Bulgaria, Italy and Poland were agreed. |
| The treaty is designed to replace the European Constitution that was rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005. | The treaty is designed to replace the European Constitution that was rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005. |
| It includes plans for an EU foreign policy chief, a longer-term president and fewer national veto rights. | |
| If ratified by all 27 member states, the treaty will come into force in 2009. | If ratified by all 27 member states, the treaty will come into force in 2009. |
| In last-minute negotiations Italy gained an extra seat in the future European Parliament, returning it to parity with the UK and restoring Italian national pride, the BBC's Oana Lungescu in Lisbon says. | |
| Poland got guarantees that a small group of countries would be able to delay EU decisions they do not like - a victory for the Polish government just days before Sunday's early election, our correspondent adds. |