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Tony Blair: still a contender for the presidency job? (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

This WEEK in the European Union

The secretive decision-making process to decide the future top jobs in the EU is to reach a climax - but perhaps not a conclusion - at a special European summit on Thursday (19 November).

Over a working dinner, EU premiers and presidents hope to reach agreement on the appointment of two new top EU posts created by the treaty: the first full-time president of the European Council and EU foreign minister.

The posts, which aim at giving the bloc more authority and muscle in world aff...

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Tony Blair: still a contender for the presidency job? (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

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