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Tue 11 Nov 2009EU states putting off decision on top posts until the 11th hour
EUROPEAN DIARY:There is still little consensus over who should fill the new positions of European Council president and foreign policy chief
EU LEADERS are coming under mounting pressure to settle quickly their biggest political appointments in a generation. They will make a final attempt at a special summit on Thursday night to choose their first permanent president and a new foreign policy chief, but consensus remains elusive.
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