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Mon 11 Nov 2009EU leaders seek consensus on key appointments
POLITICAL HAGGLING over the selection of the first full-time president of the European Council and new foreign policy chief is set to culminate within days as EU leaders seek to forge a consensus on the appointments.
Meanwhile, Taoiseach Brian Cowen is considered increasingly likely to choose former minister Máire Geoghegan-Quinn for Ireland’s seat on the incoming EU Commission.
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