21.   Tough overnight bargaining yielded a compromise text between liberal states and conservatives, a bloc comprising the Vatican and Moslem countries, they said.

22.   Overnight talks yielded a compromise text between liberal states and conservatives, a bloc comprising the Vatican and Moslem countries, they said.

23.   The compromise draft text was re-written overnight in an effort to assuage France, the single holdout on Friday in efforts to bring competition into the energy markets.