Irish continue search for Commission president

Following the failure by EU leaders last week to agree who should be next president of the Commission, the field remains wide open.

According to Irish media, Ireland's prime minister Bertie Ahern was supported for the job by up to 19 countries at the summit.

The Irish Independent reports that the leaders of both France and the UK are among those that have informally accepted the Mr Ahern for the top Brussels post - although for most of these countries he is not the first choice.<...