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Sat 06 Jun 2007Poland poised to block progress in EU treaty talksPOLAND:Talks to agree a new EU treaty next month could stall before they start after Poland announced yesterday it plans to reopen a voting deal agreed last week in Brussels.Polish officials said yesterday that they dropped their threatened veto to the intergovernmental conference (IGC) after reaching a "gentlemen's agreement" to strengthen a mechanism to delay EU decisions.