31.   The United States urged Greece to lift its veto Thursday.

32.   Van Mierlo said the remaining EU members would continue to try to persuade Greece to lift its veto on planned aid to Turkey.

33.   Italy agreed to lift the veto it had put late last year on an agreement with Slovenia.

34.   Italian Foreign Minister Susanna Agnelli announced in parliament Friday that Rome had lifted a veto which had prevented Slovenia from negotiating an association agreement with the European Union.

35.   Major, under pressure from Euro-sceptics in his Conservative Party, insisted after the summit that he would not lift his veto.

36.   The British government has argued that there is strong opposition among all ranks to lifting the veto and the presence of gays could affect discipline and harm troop morale.