After failing to reach agreement on the content of the European Constitution, EU leaders are now contradicting each other on when to restart talks.
The collapse of negotiations last weekend (13 December) has prompted a raft of speculation over how long to leave before reopening talks - and the wounds caused by the failure of the summit.
The Irish foreign minister Brian Cowen said in an interview with the Financial Times ...
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