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Thu 11 Nov 2009EU leaders in stalemate over jobs
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt is making last-ditch attempts to stitch together a compromise deal between deadlocked EU leaders before a summit tonight to choose the first president of the European Council and the union’s new foreign policy chief.
As Mr Reinfeldt set out last night on yet another round of phone consultations with heads of state and prime ministers, sources close to the talks said it was unlikely that consensus would be achieved before leaders arrive in Brussels this evening.
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