French President Nicolas Sarkozy

Combination photo shows undated portraits of politicians often named by European media as potential candidates to become European Union President. European Union leaders are likely to meet next week to decide who should take two powerful new EU jobs but no favourites have yet emerged, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Tuesday. From L-R: (top row) Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, former Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker; (bottom row) former Austria's Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel, Latvia's President Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Netherlands' Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende.