Other names that have been mentioned for the post are current Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, former Finnish Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen, and Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
Kao mogući kandidati za ovu funkciju takođe su pominjani trenutni belgijski premijer Gaj Ferhofstat, bivši premijer Finske Pavo Liponen i danski premijer Anders Fog Rasmusen.