Blair's hopes?
Tony Blair would like to be "president of Europe." But his chances are slim if Ireland rejects the newest version of the latest EU treaty.President Blair? Former PM in frame to become first head of EU
Tony Blair is a contender to become the first president of the EU with the full backing of the British government, the new Europe minister said today.Glenys Kinnock, in Strasbourg for the opening session of the new European parliament, said that although the former prime minister had not formally declared his candidacy, it was "certainly" the government position to support him.
"I am sure they would not do it without asking him," Lady Kinnock said. "The UK government is supporting Tony Blair's candidature for president of the council."
The new post is to be created under the Lisbon treaty, which will streamline the way the EU is run if it is endorsed in an Irish referendum in early October...
Blair's EU hopes under threat as Irish backing for treaty slumps
The Irish referendum on the Lisbon treaty is going to be more interesting than many people predicted, it seems.
A poll in today's Irish Times reveals that there has been an 8% drop in support for the legislation since June, with 46% of people now in favour – down from 54%...
Irish poll shows slump in support for Lisbon treaty
Support in Ireland for a yes vote in the forthcoming Lisbon treaty referendum has fallen over the summer, with a large proportion of the electorate still undecided.
The first major opinion poll of the referendum campaign shows that 46% would vote yes, a decline of 8 percentage points in support of the EU reform programme.
The Irish Times/TNS mrbi poll today finds that 25% of Irish voters still do not know whether they will support or reject the treaty...
All four major parties in the Irish parliament, including the ruling Fianna Fáil-Green party coalition, back a yes vote on 2 October...
Only one party represented in the Dáil, Sinn Féin, is urging a no vote. The opposition to the Lisbon treaty ranges from the hard left to the Catholic right and includes a number of major trade unions such as the Irish wing of Unite...
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