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EU Council. The Lisbon Treaty has led to a series of fresh tussles between the EU institutions (Photo: Council of European Union)

EU states and MEPs clash over international talks

Member states are considering taking the EU Parliament to court if it does not back down on demands for new powers on EU foreign policy and international agreements, EUobserver has learnt.

Ambassadors representing member states at a meeting in Brussels on Wednesday (13 October) signaled their discontent over an inter-institutional agreement between the European Commission and the EU legislature which may give fresh powers to euro-deputies, especially when it comes to international negot...

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EU Council. The Lisbon Treaty has led to a series of fresh tussles between the EU institutions (Photo: Council of European Union)

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