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Published 10/30/2009 by First Post


EU Presidency: why Tony Blairs hopes are fading fast

Earlier this week, Tony Blair was laying down the terms under which he would accept the EU presidency - or least his friends were on his behalf: it had to be a 'proper job', worthy of his immense international stature. Today, he's looking like the least popular man...

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...Minister, said: "The role of the permanent president - he or she is really the chairman of the European Council, not the President of Europe. The job is to prepare items for the European Council."
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