“The race to become the first president of the European Union intensified on Tuesday, when Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourg’s veteran prime minister, put himself forward as a potential rival to Tony Blair, the former British premier,” begins an article in the Financial Times. The race to be the first president of Europe is heating up with the Czech Republic being the only country yet to ratify the Lisbon treaty – the country’s constitutional court will likely issue a decision on the legality of the treaty next week.
The formal announcement is not expected at the European summit in Brussels beginning on Thursday, but could happen in the second half of November. Tony Blair remains the favorite, but a lower profile candidate could emerge as a compromise candidate.
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