The European Union is set to appoint former Irish prime minister (Taoiseach) John Bruton as its ambassador in Washington, in a bid to raise the EU profile in the US and to cultivate better political contacts with future White House Administrations, reports the Irish Times.
The post is usually held by an official but EU leaders are said to have agreed at a private lunch in Thessaloniki last June that a higher profile appointment was necessary - especially after the cooling of relations ...
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