Blair forging unpopular path as EU leader

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair will tomorrow tell the European Parliament how he intends to manage his six months at the EU helm.

Seldom has the incoming presidency been at the centre of such a deep and serious row as the British Prime Minister is now.

He has very little good will from other states following his handling of EU issues over the past month - from being too quick off the mark following the French rejection of the constitution to his intransigence during the summit.