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No place for Messers Blair and Chirac (Photo: European Commission)

EU leaders not in World's A-list

According to Time magazine's list of the top 100 most influential people in the world, influence in Europe lies in the hands of its celebrities rather than its leaders.

Whilst Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President George Bush, North Korea's Kim Jong Il, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan and China's President Hu Jin Tao are included, along with other figures such as UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, there is no place for any EU top politicians, either from the EU institutions or the...

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No place for Messers Blair and Chirac (Photo: European Commission)

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