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EU leaders agree on reform treaty EU leaders agree on reform treaty
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EU leaders in Brussels have reached agreement on an outline of new rules for the 27-member bloc after two days of tough negotiations, officials say.EU leaders in Brussels have reached agreement on an outline of new rules for the 27-member bloc after two days of tough negotiations, officials say.
Polish objections over voting rights - a major obstacle - were overcome with an agreement to delay a new system. Compromise over a new voting system - to which Poland objected - was struck, removing a major obstacle to a deal.
Warsaw had rejected previous proposals as giving too much weight to the bloc's larger members, including Germany.Warsaw had rejected previous proposals as giving too much weight to the bloc's larger members, including Germany.
Germany, chairing the summit, wants to replace the failed EU constitution, which was rejected by voters in 2005. The treaty is planned to replace the failed EU constitution, which was rejected by voters in 2005.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that "we have a detailed and clear mandate for an IGC [inter-governmental conference]" which will draft the actual treaty.
"We are very, very satisfied with what we have been able to conclude."
Ms Merkel said it had not been easy but in the end everyone had made concessions.