EU summit to open talks on president

Articles discusses the rumours and behind the scenes discussions circulating in Brussels and other European capitals as to the future allocation of top posts in the EU Institutions after 2009 - including Presidents of the European Parliament and European Commission - and the new post of President of the European Council.

BBC News, 6.5.08: Sarkozy 'non' to Blair presidency http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7386891.stm

Deutsche Welle, 7.5.08: Britain's Blair Loses French Support in Bid for EU Presidency http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3317007,00.html

IHT Europe, 5.2.09: Rotating presidency puts Europe in a bind http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/05/europe/letter.1-423347.php

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