The treaty would replace the draft constitution that failed when voters in France and The Netherlands rejected it.

The summit meeting began Thursday, with several countries -- notably Britain and Poland -- drawing lines about what would be acceptable. Poland's concern about a change in voting procedures was dealt with by delaying any action on it, the BBC reported.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who leaves office in a few days, won his points, the BBC said. Blair did not want the Charter of Fundamental Rights to be binding on all EU members and did not want an EU foreign minister. He also wanted member countries to retain control of immigration and their justice systems.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel hoped to make approval of a draft treaty the hallmark of the German presidency, the BBC said.