"It would be right to describe Tony's chances as fading," one British source said the newspaper. "Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel are not terribly enthusiastic. (Italian Prime Minister) Silvio Berlusconi remains his strongest backer" the source said. Leaders from Belgium, Hungary, Luxembourg and Spain suggested on Thursday they would not back Blair, whose country is neither in the eurozone nor the Schengen group of EU countries that have abolished visas for travel within their borders.
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