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Clegg: Cameron’s EU treaty veto ‘bad for Britain’ (AP)

A montage of the front pages of British newspapers in London, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011.  The newspaper reports cover the veto by Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron on an EU treaty change aimed at dealing with the eurozone crisis, and leaving Cameron isolated within the EU community. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP – The leader of the junior party in Britain’s coalition government has criticized Prime Minister David Cameron’s move to block European Union treaty changes, saying Sunday it was “bad for Britain” and he was bitterly disappointed by the outcome.


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All EU nations but UK open to joining new treaty (AP)

British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. European leaders are wrestling over how much of their sovereignty they are willing to give up in a desperate attempt to save the ambitious project of continental unity that grew from the ashes of World War II. At stake at the summit in Brussels, which began Thursday evening, is not only the future of the euro, but also the stability of the global financial system and the balance of power in Europe. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP – The European Union’s president said Friday that 26 of its 27 member countries are open to joining a new treaty tying their finances together to solve the euro crisis. Only Britain remains opposed, creating a deep rift in the union.


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Most EU nations agree to new treaty to save euro (AP)

British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. European leaders are wrestling over how much of their sovereignty they are willing to give up in a desperate attempt to save the ambitious project of continental unity that grew from the ashes of World War II. At stake at the summit in Brussels, which began Thursday evening, is not only the future of the euro, but also the stability of the global financial system and the balance of power in Europe. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP – The 17 countries that use the euro, plus nearly all of their European Union partners, agreed Friday to an ambitious treaty tying their finances together in the hopes of solving Europe’s debt crisis. Yet opposition led by Britain created a deep rift in the union.


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New treaty to save euro splits European Union (AP)

British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. European leaders are wrestling over how much of their sovereignty they are willing to give up in a desperate attempt to save the ambitious project of continental unity that grew from the ashes of World War II. At stake at the summit in Brussels, which began Thursday evening, is not only the future of the euro, but also the stability of the global financial system and the balance of power in Europe. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP – The leaders of 23 European countries moved to tie their economies much closer together in a new treaty in their latest attempt to shore up the euro, but failed to get the four other European Union members, including Britain, to join in.


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Divisions over EU treaty threaten crisis solution (AP)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts during a news conference with Afghan President Afghan President Hamid Karzai where she has to answers questions about the the news that Standard & Poor's is examining the credit rating of 15 eurozone countries for a possible downgrade, at the chancellery in Berlin, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Merkel told reporters Tuesday that 'what a rating agency does is the responsibility of the rating agency' but that European leaders would plot a course to 'regain confidence' when they meet later this week. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP – Plans by France and Germany to save the euro through closer European unity faced a serious challenge Tuesday from Britain, as deep divisions emerged between the 17 EU nations that use the euro and the 10 others that don’t.


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Merkel, Sarkozy want new treaty to rescue euro (AP)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, smiles as he greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday Dec. 5, 2011. The leaders of Germany and France will try to agree Monday on a cohesive plan to help save the euro through stricter oversight of government budgets. Financial markets signaled optimism that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will unveil a unified plan that tightens political and economic cooperation among the 17 European Union countries that use the euro and sets the stage for more aggressive aid from the European Central Bank. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP – The leaders of France and Germany called forcefully Monday for a new European Union treaty that would automatically punish countries that use the euro if they violate existing limits on overspending.


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Merkel, Sarkozy seek new EU treaty to save euro (AP)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, smiles as he greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday Dec. 5, 2011. The leaders of Germany and France will try to agree Monday on a cohesive plan to help save the euro through stricter oversight of government budgets. Financial markets signaled optimism that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will unveil a unified plan that tightens political and economic cooperation among the 17 European Union countries that use the euro and sets the stage for more aggressive aid from the European Central Bank. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP – The leaders of Germany and France called Monday for a new European Union treaty to restore confidence in the euro currency and to ensure that the region’s debt crisis never happens again.


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