26/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - France, which will take over the presidency of the EU in the second half of 2008 and which will therefore also be responsible for the process of appointing the permanent president of the European Council (laid down in the Lisbon Treaty from 1 January 2009), does not “currently have any candidates” despite Nicolas Sarkozy's “affinities” with the former British prime minister, Tony Blair. “Any choice at this time would be premature”, the French...