71. A seventh round of talks for a new fishing treaty has not been scheduled. 72. According to Haaretz, the United States promised Israel that the new treaty would not cover the existing supply of nuclear materials. 73. Advocates of a federal-type Europe want to abolish the vetoes in a new EU treaty. 74. After nine days of talks in Bonn, governments will have just six weeks before they sign the new treaty commitments at a conference in Kyoto, Japan. 75. After that, governments will spend up to two years on a new treaty for building a dam, which must then be ratified by their parliaments. 76. As part of their bid to write a new treaty, EU governments have discussed giving the document a special chapter on employment. 77. At the same time, the European leaders are to adopt a new EU treaty that is meant to enable the union to become more manageable. 78. At the January talks, there were also big differences on how to enforce the new treaty. 79. At the January talks, there were also big differences on the type of verification regime to stop countries violating the new treaty. 80. Balladur and Jospin responded that a referendum on a new EU treaty would be unnecessary. |