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Tony Blair has been reticent about accepting candidacy
Blair soundings denied by No 10

By Alex Stevenson Downing Street says claims two senior civil servants are lobbying behind closed doors for Tony Blair to become EU president are nothing but “speculation”. The Guardian newspaper reported that Gordon Brown’s senior Europe adviser John Cunliffe and EU ambassador Kim Darroch were asked to take soundings. No 10 has refused to confirm… Read more »

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Czech Republic is only EU state not to ratify Lisbon treaty
Czech senators mount Lisbon legal challenge

By Alex Stevenson A group of Czech senators are taking their fight against the Lisbon treaty to the country’s constitutional court today, in one of the last remaining obstacles to its complete ratification. Of the EU’s 27 member states, only the Czech Republic has not yet ratified the treaty, which needs unanimous ratification to come… Read more »