Blair EU presidency to debate European social model

UK prime minister Tony Blair has announced that the British presidency will launch a debate on the sustainability of Europe's social model, as it stands at the heart of the current discussions on the future of the EU.

Speaking to journalists at an official launch of the UK's six-month chair of the EU on Friday (1 July) in London, Mr Blair said Britain would host a special informal summit this autumn to get European leaders together for talks on possible reform of the bloc's social and e...