Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (L) talks with Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) and Malta's Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi (R) at the start of European Union heads of state and government summit in Brussels October 29, 2009. EU leaders are expected on Thursday to discuss institutional changes which include the creation of a long-term president under the EU's planned Lisbon reform treaty. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (L) talks with Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (C) and Malta's Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi (R) at the start of European Union heads of state and government summit in Brussels October 29, 2009. EU leaders are expected on Thursday to discuss institutional changes which include the creation of a long-term president under the EU's planned Lisbon reform treaty.

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  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon shakes hands with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani ahead of their meeting, in Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Later Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon stands Iraqi President Jalal Talabani ahead of their meeting, in Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Later Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon walks past Number 10 in Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Prime Minister Gordon (L) walks with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani from Downing Street on October 9, 2009 in London. Later Prime Minister Brown will attend a service of thanksgiving honouring UK armed forces and civilians who served and died in the Iraq war.
  7. Netherlands' Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende (L) signs the guest book as Bert Koenders, the Minister for Development Corporation, looks on after meeting with the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations headquarters in New York September 21, 2009.
  8. Netherlands' Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende (L) shakes hands with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations headquarters in New York September 21, 2009.
  9. Netrherlands' Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende lays a wreath at the Polish Monument in Driel, the Netherlands September 19, 2009. The event was held in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of Operation Market Garden during World War Two.
  10. Netrherlands' Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende lays a wreath at the Polish Monument in Driel, the Netherlands September 19, 2009. The event was held in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of Operation Market Garden during World War Two.
  11. Netrherlands' Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende lays a wreath at the Polish Monument in Driel, the Netherlands September 19, 2009. The event was held in commemoration of the 65th anniversary of Operation Market Garden during World War Two.
  12. Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende arrives at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. EU leaders are bracing for an arduous diplomatic battle at summit talks over who to name as the EU's first full-time president and new foreign policy chief.
  13. Malta's Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi (L) accompanies King Juan Carlos I (C) of Spain and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos (R) on a visit to the Upper Barrakka Gardens overlooking the Grand Harbour in Valletta November 26, 2009. The King is in Malta on a two-day state visit.
  14. King Juan Carlos I of Spain (C) and Malta's Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi (R), accompanied by the prime minister's wife Catherine Gonzi (2nd L), visit the Upper Barrakka Gardens overlooking the Grand Harbour in Valletta November 26, 2009. The King is in Malta on a two-day state visit.
  15. King Juan Carlos I of Spain and Malta's Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi (R) look out over Grand Harbour at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta November 26, 2009. The King is in Malta on a two-day state visit.
  16. King Juan Carlos I of Spain and Malta's Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi (C), accompanied by the prime minister's wife Catherine Gonzi (R), talk while leaving the prime minister's office at Auberge de Castille in Valletta November 26, 2009. The King is in Malta on a two-day state visit.

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