Tony Blair

...by the Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. Other EU leaders do not like the idea of Mr Blair as their figurehead as he might overshadow their own performance on the international stage. Britain also remains outside the eurozone and Mr...

In this article: EU, Herman Van Rompuy, Naples, Europe, Reuters, David Miliband, Latvia, and Silvio Berlusconi

...that Europe is an opportunity." Mr Frattini acknowledged that in the past the centre-right Government of Silvio Berlusconi had backed Tony Blair for EU President "because he is an important political leader". It had also made clear however...

In this article: Franco Frattini, EU, Italy, Europe, Afghanistan, Turkey, Massimo D'Alema, and Britain

...and another Bush ally, did not help. Brown had realized earlier that Blair did not have enough support among key decision-makers to snag the new post, a Brown representative told CNN earlier. Screen nameSelect one with 3-12...

In this article: European Union, Herman Van Rompuy, Europe, Gordon Brown, U.S., George W. Bush, E mail, Catherine Ashton, and CNN

...on occasions, could be considered to be barbarism. Blair is well aware that if he had become president of the European Council, it would have been very hard to bring him to account. Indeed, he has watched over the years how Italian...

In this article: Oleg Deripaska, Saddam Hussein, Peter Mandelson, Ron Suskind, Peter Oborne, Britain, Iraq War, Labour Party, and US

...for celebrity status, no matter what the price to humanity, is despicable. Silvio Berlusconi has now joined Brian Cowen in endorsing Mr Blair for this post. The Europe that is slowly appearing to us now is a very scary place to be, with...

In this article: Silvio Berlusconi, Europe, Middle East, London, Britain, and Iraq

...policy decisions, from Europe to cross-media ownership. Blair was even accused of intervening on Murdoch's behalf when he was planning a bid for Silvio Berlusconi's Italian TV company. "That's long before my time, long before I had to deal...

In this article: Ben Bradshaw, Rupert Murdoch, News International, Conservative Party, ITV, BBC, James Murdoch, Labour Party, and Tax

...says the EU needs to reform as soon as possible Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has endorsed Tony Blair as his preferred candidate to be president of the European Union. Mr Blair had "the right credentials" and should get the...

In this article: European Union, Silvio Berlusconi, Il Foglio, Vaclav Klaus, Nicolas Sarkozy, Europe, UK, Felipe Gonzalez, and Angela Merkel

Silvio Berlusconi backs Tony Blair to be President of Europe Navigation - link to other main sections from here Silvio Berlusconi backs Tony Blair to be President of Europe Tony Blair can count on the support of at least one old ally as...

In this article: Silvio Berlusconi, Europe, Il Foglio, Cherie Blair, European Union, Jose Manuel Barroso, Iraq War, Paddy Power, and Veronica Lario