But Wait! Plan Being Discussed For Permanent President Of 
Revived Roman Empire Added: Mar 25th, 2007 12:12 PM

BLAIR'S SECRET EU PRESIDENT PLAN

TONY Blair is secretly backing plans to create a permanent President 
of Europe, in a move that could see him go head to head for the job 
with bitter rival Jacques Chirac.

Senior Brussels sources revealed that Mr Blair was backing the idea 
as European leaders gathered in Berlin last night to mark the European 
Union's 50th anniversary.

The plan was first floated as part of the EU constitution, which was 
rejected by voters in France and Holland two years ago.

It is now being discussed again as part of negotiations in Berlin 
aimed at reviving the Constitution without sparking more referendums.

Kim Darroch, Mr Blair's personal envoy to the EU, has been told to use 
the negotiations to press for a permanent EU president to replace the 
current system, in which the presidency rotates among the member states 
every six months.

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