Posted on 07/03/2009 7:52:30 AM PDT by VRWCTexan
The post of President of the European Council is enshrined in the EU's reforming Lisbon Treaty, which can't come into force until all 27 member states have ratified it. So far only 23 nations have completed that process.
Whoever is picked for the job would serve a two-and-a-half-year term, renewable once.
The new top job is also aimed at finally answering former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's famous 1970 question: "Who do I call if I want to call Europe?"
If the Lisbon Treaty does get the greenlight, notably at a second Irish referendum on the subject due in October, it will be up to the member states to pick the first EU president.
One of the leading, if undeclared, candidates so far is ex-British prime minister Tony Blair, the perfect choice for those seeking a high-profile former national head
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I nominate the “little horn”.
Well the last guy who ran most of Europe was this Austrian fellow with a mustache. Before him there was a French dude. Previously there was Charlemagne. Hope the new leader is better than these guys. Actually Charlemagne was most likely a better leader than the EU will get.
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