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Tue 11 Nov 2009Talks on EU jobs fail to produce clear candidates
EU LEADERS have failed to settle their differences in “difficult” talks over the first president of the European Council only two days ahead of a special summit to make the appointment.
As Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt steps up his efforts to forge a consensus among his deadlocked colleagues, there is still no sign of any imminent breakthrough over the appointment or the related selection of a new foreign policy chief for the bloc.
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