EU mulls special ‘top jobs’ November summit

EurActiv reports that the Swedish EU Presidency is likely to convene an extraordinary summit of EU leaders in mid-November 2009. It hopes the Lisbon Treaty will be fully ratified by then, paving the way for open discussions on candidates for the EU 'top jobs' and members of the new European Commission.

Separately, EurActiv reports that Adrian Severin, a prominent centre-left Romanian MEP, is preparing to bid for the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy post.

EurActiv, 27.10.09: Czech hurdles to delay EU leaders' decision on top jobs http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/czech-hurdles-delay-eu-leaders-d-news-222778

EurActiv, 29.10.09: Romanian MEP bids for EU foreign policy job http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/romanian-mep-bids-eu-foreign-pol-news-222776

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