Dutch premier rules himself out of EU presidency running
19 November 2009, 18:17 CET
(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.
"I'm not a candidate, no-one has asked me to be one," the Netherlands premier said as he arrived at a Brussels summit where heads of government were haggling over two top jobs.
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