2 Leaders Back Blair as European Union President
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President Nicolas Sarkozy of France and Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain endorsed Tony Blair to be the first to fill a recreated European Union presidency.
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Despite public opposition in France and Germany, the two country&#39;s leaders have again expressed support for Turkey&#39;s quest for EU membership during a brief summit in Berlin.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair backed  United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday in the  face of criticism over the U.N. oil-for-food scandal in Iraq.
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Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, yesterday backed France&#39;s European Commissioner, Jacques Barrot, and said he had no regrets over his handling of a dramatic showdown with MEPs last month.
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By Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor and Toby Helm, Chief Political Correspondent. Tony Blair won public endorsement from President George W Bush last night for his plan to hold an international Palestinian
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French President Jacques Chirac has said Tony Blair has got little in return for supporting the US over Iraq. Mr Chirac also told reporters it was difficult for the UK or anyone to be a go-between for Europe and the US.
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Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair is greeted by Finland's Prime Minister Maati Vahanen, whose country currently holds the European Union presidency, prior a European Union summit in Brussels.Comment
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European Commission President- designate Jose Barroso won parliamentary approval for his 25- member leadership team, pledging to spur the flagging economy and repair trans-Atlantic ties.
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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has won the backing of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on the line-up of his commission, CCTV reported Thursday.
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Political leaders at the European Parliament declared victory today and said they would give their backing to the new executive under Jose Manuel Barroso after the incoming EC chief presented his reshuffled team.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair says a new European Union treaty agreed in Brussels protects Britain's interests.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair reported to parliament on last week's EU summit, saying the decision to start accession talks with Turkey in 2005 is proof that Christians and Muslims can work together.
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Germany and France offered a ringing endorsement for Turkey's eventual membership of the European Union at a bilateral summit, as French President Jacques Chirac brushed aside doubts about Paris's backing.
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FreeMarketNews.com Tony Blair, the British prime minister, could end up swapping Downing Street for a job as the first full-time European Union president, under a plan being actively touted by Nicolas Sarkozy, ... via FreeMarketNews.com
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Prime Minister Tony Blair won the backing of his Labour Party on Thursday to keep British troops in Iraq, avoiding a humiliating defeat that would have undermined his premiership.
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French President Jacques Chirac agreed  to disagree with Prime Minister Tony Blair over Iraq on  Thursday but pledged full cooperation, from Africa to the  Middle East, when Britain heads the G8 and European Union in  2005.
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Tony Blair will offer to champion Turkeyâs EU membership bid today after wining support from fellow European leaders for the countryâs controversial accession talks to begin in October.