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Dogfight ahead as EU leaders pick new top jobsThe EU has a long history of horse-trading for plum jobs. At a 1994 summit in Greece, Britain vetoed then-Belgian leader Jean-Luc Dehaene as European Commission president. After 12 hours, the job went to Luxembourg premier Jacques... In this article: European Union, Tony Blair, Herman Van Rompuy, Europe, Wim Duisenberg, Brussels, Allegation, Iraq War, Jean-Claude Trichet, and Jacques Chirac |
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Miliband to stay in Westminster, says Harman
...of Herman Van Rompuy, Belgium's recently appointed prime minister. Britain has a habit of vetoing Belgian premiers on the grounds that they tend to be federalists. London blocked Guy Verhofstadt in 2004 and Jean-Luc Dehaene in 1994. Mr...
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Jacques Santer
Santer became President of the European Commission in 1995 as a compromise choice between the United Kingdom and a Franco-German alliance, after the Franco-German nominee Jean-Luc Dehaene was vetoed by British prime minister John Major.
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President of the European Commission
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or as Britain) is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The largest island, Great Britain, is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel.
- Name:
- the United Kingdom
- Conventional Long Name:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Capital:
- London
- Language:
- English (de facto)
- Largest City:
- London
- Government type:
- Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
- Legislature:
- Parliament
- Upper House:
- House of Lords
- Lower House:
- House of Commons
- Founding Date:
- May 01, 1707
- Formations:
- Acts of Union 1707
- Area:
- 244820
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $2.228 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 18th
- GDP (nominal):
- $2.680 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 20th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 6th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $43,733
- Time Zone:
- GMT
- Currency:
- Pound sterling
- Demonym:
- British, Briton
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- GBP
- Country Calling Code:
- 44
- ccTLD:
- .uk
- EU Accession:
- January 01, 1973
- Anthem:
- "God Save the Queen"
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