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Will Tony Blair return to EU stage as the bloc's first-ever president? (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

First names floated for top new EU jobs

Although the ink on the new EU treaty deal is barely dry, several names are already being floated as possible candidates for the European Union's first-ever president – among them Tony Blair, former UK prime minister.

"He [Tony Blair] is a very remarkable man, the most pro-European of all Britons. It would be quite a smart move to consider him", French president Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday (19 October), triggering speculations about who could be given a high-profile job after the new...

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Will Tony Blair return to EU stage as the bloc's first-ever president? (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

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