Will Tony Blair become the first President of Europe? : Discussions over exactly what it is that the EU wants from its first President of Europe will begin in earnest in Brussels on Thursday. >>> Andrew Pierce and Bruno Waterfield | Monday, October 26, 2009
THE GUARDIAN: Blair … … is reluctant to campaign openly because he fears experiencing the same fate as Guy Verhofstadt, the former prime minister of Belgium, who was humiliated when Blair vetoed him for the post of president of the European commission in 2004. "Tony will not put himself into a position where he is humiliated like Guy Verhofstadt," one friend said. >>> Nicholas Watt, chief political correspondent | Monday, October 26, 2009
MAIL ONLINE: EU backlash as David Miliband pushes President Boney Blair: A foreign backlash is growing against Tony Blair becoming Europe's first president.
Despite a brazen attempt by David Miliband to drum up support, leading political figures in France, Germany, Austria and Poland warned yesterday that the former prime minister was an unsuitable candidate. >>> Kirsty Walker | Tuesday, October 27, 2009
