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The Hague – Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen has reacted angrily to the statement made by the Labour party while insisting the Netherlands pull out of the Afghanistan mission. Full Article at Expatica
Gordon Brown abandons support for Blair as leaders of the EU's dominant centre-right bloc make clear they will only support a member of their own grouping Tony Blair is not surprised that he failed to secure the post because he was aware of the... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
(BRUSSELS) - Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende on Thursday ruled himself out as a candidate for the new job of president of the European Union. Full Article at EUbusiness
Tony Blair started as the favorite to represent the EU, but his his allegiance over the Iraq war has weakened his support. Full Article at CNN
Today, I am in the Netherlands, a country where several actors in the economy are doing their part to unlock entrepreneurship. Full Article at GEW Europe
The list of discarded names continues to grow: Tony Blair, Jean-Claude Juncker, David Miliband. Full Article at Spiegel Online
Brussels, Nov 5 (DPA) Britain’s David Miliband has emerged as the man to beat in the race to become the EU’s first foreign-policy supremo, a top diplomat has confirmed. Full Article at Sindh Today
The Hague -- The Dutch government does not want to lose Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende to the European Union presidency, his deputy, Wouter Bos, said on Friday. Full Article at Expatica
JAPAN'S Yukio Hatoyama has revealed he dislikes whale meat, a newspaper reported, in an unusual confession for the prime minister of a country that defies Western criticism of whaling. Full Article at Herald Sun
ANALYSIS: France and Germany are singing from the same hymn sheet, writes JAMIE SMYTH in Brussels AFTER ALMOST a decade of debate, referendums and re-negotiation EU leaders are finally beginning to believe the Lisbon treaty will enter into force. Full Article at Irish Times
Despite being a "hot" favourite for the position of President of Europe, the support for Tony Blair has not been as easy to obtain as some first thought. Full Article at News Blaze
(THE HAGUE) - The Dutch government does not want to lose Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende to the European Union presidency, his deputy, Wouter Bos, said on Friday. Full Article at EUbusiness
BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders on Friday pledged to pay their "fair share" into a euro50 billion ($74 billion) annual fund to help developing nations fight climate change - but didn't agree on how much Europe would actually... Full Article at The State
The post is now more likely to go to a centre-right candidate, with possible contenders including Jan Peter Balkenende, the Dutch prime minister, and Paavo Lipponen, the former Finnish prime minister. Full Article at Al Jazeera
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Tony Blair’s fading chances to be picked as the first European Union president opened the gates to new candidates as the EU cleared the final obstacles to creating the high-level post. Full Article at Bloomberg.com
Chances of Tony Blair becoming the European Union's first president dimmed Thursday when socialist leaders from the continent refused to back their Labour Party colleague. Full Article at Taiwan News
Osamu Masuko, president of Mitsubishi Motors, paid a visit to the Netherlands this week to meet with prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende on the subject of electric vehicles. Full Article at AutoblogGreen
Former PM has been nicknamed Boney Blair for his presidential ambition Support for Tony Blair to become EU president seemed to be fading fast today just hours after friends of the former Prime Minister indicated he would stand if the job was 'big... Full Article at Daily Mail - UK
The Hague – As EU leaders gather Thursday to weigh candidates to head a new-look European Union, news that the Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende named as one of the front runners for the post has been met with much opposition. Full Article at Expatica
Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- European Union leaders gather to press Czech officials to back the Lisbon Treaty and erase the final opposition to a new governing arrangement, clearing the way for negotiations to pick the region’s first president. Full Article at Bloomberg.com
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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.
View Photo »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.
View Photo »Netherlands' Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende (L) shakes hands with his British counterpart Gordon Brown (R) in front of Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer, whose country currently holds the rotating Presidency of the EU, at the start of a two-day European leaders summit in Brussels Ju...
View Photo »The Netherlands' Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende (L) shakes hands with his British counterpart Gordon Brown (C) as Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer (2nd L) and Foreign Minister Jan Kohout look on at the start of a two-day European leaders Summit in Brussels, June 18, 2009.
View Photo »Dutch Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende (L) is welcomed by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at the EC headquarters in Brussels June 11, 2009.
View Photo »Dutch Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende (L) is welcomed by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at the EC headquarters in Brussels June 11, 2009.
View Photo »Dutch Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende (L) is welcomed by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at the EC headquarters in Brussels June 11, 2009.
View Photo »Dutch Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende (L) welcomes his Zimbabwean counterpart Morgan Tsvangirai in the Hague June 8, 2009.
View Photo »Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (R) and Dutch minister of Finance Wouter Bos smile during a press conference in The Hague on May 15th 2009 follow an explanation of the country's 2008 annual financial report.
View Photo »British Premier Gordon Brown (C) walks with Dutch Premier Jan Peter Balkenende (R) and Slovenian Premier Borut Pahor on April 3, 2009 prior to a NATO summit working dinner in Baden-Baden.
View Photo »British Premier Gordon Brown (C) walks with Dutch Premier Jan Peter Balkenende (R) and Slovenian Premier Borut Pahor on April 3, 2009 prior to a NATO summit working dinner in Baden-Baden.
View Photo »The Netherlands' Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (L) leads Afghan President Hamid Karzai to his working residence in The Hague March 30, 2009.
View Photo »Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, is greeted by Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, left, upon his arrival at Catshuis in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, March 30, 2009, ahead of Tuesday's U.N.-sponsored conference on the future of Afghanistan.
View Photo »Netherlands' Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (L) poses with his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen for a picture at the Catshuis in the Hague March 12, 2009. Vanhanen is on a one-day visit to The Netherlands.
View Photo »Netherlands' Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (L) shakes hands with Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen upon his arrival at the Catshuis in the Hague March 12, 2009. Vanhanen is on a one-day visit to The Netherlands.
View Photo »Netherlands' Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (R) asks his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen to pose for the press upon his arrival at the Catshuis in the Hague March 12, 2009. Vanhanen is on a one-day visit to The Netherlands.
View Photo »Netherlands' Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (R) asks his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen to pose for the press upon his arrival at the Catshuis in the Hague March 12, 2009. Vanhanen is on a one-day visit to The Netherlands.
View Photo »Netherlands' Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (R) shakes hands with Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen upon his arrival at the Catshuis in the Hague March 12, 2009. Vanhanen is on a one-day visit to The Netherlands.
View Photo »Netherlands' Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (R) shakes hands with his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen upon his arrival at the Catshuis in the Hague March 12, 2009. Vanhanen is on a one-day visit to The Netherlands.
View Photo »Netherlands' Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (R) shakes hands with Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen upon his arrival at the Catshuis in the Hague March 12, 2009. Vanhanen is on a one-day visit to The Netherlands.
View Photo »Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, left, shakes hands with Sergio Gabrielli, President of Brazilian oil giant Petrobras in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, March 4, 2009.
View Photo »Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, left, talks with Sergio Gabrielli, President of Brazilian oil giant Petrobras in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, March 4, 2009.
View Photo »Dutch Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende (L) and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai leave after a news conference in Kabul February 10, 2009.
View Photo »Dutch Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende (L) speaks as Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai watches during a news conference in Kabul February 10, 2009.
View Photo »Dutch Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende (L) and Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai attend a news conference in Kabul February 10, 2009.
View Photo »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.
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