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Originally Posted by Pierre
Well there are no plans to change the President of the European Union term from 6 months to five years, so you heard it wrong.
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Well I can only assume that one Labour politician thinks it's the case because I heard him say so..And no I cannot remember hearing his name.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz0SyJ8PuUg
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Research by The Mail on Sunday has found that if Mr Blair serves the maximum five years – two consecutive two-and-a-half year terms – he will net a package worth £3.65million. His salary will be taxed at a special rate for Eurocrats, averaging 25 per cent.
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from the OP.
Now I know we distrust the Mail but surely they must have got the idea from somewhere as did I.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8333192.stm
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Tony Blair's hopes of becoming president of the European Council are fading after his supporters failed to secure the backing of EU leaders.
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Meanwhile ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, which creates the post, moved closer after EU leaders struck a deal with the Czech president.
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So which position are we talking about here?