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Thu 05 May 2004Belgian PM not to seek EU Commission jobBELGIUM/THE EU: Belgian Prime Minister Mr Guy Verhofstadt, tipped as a frontrunner to succeed EU Commission President, Mr Romano Prodi, said yesterday he was happy with his job and wanted to keep doing it after June's European elections."I'm not looking for another job and I want to continue my job after June 13th," he told a news conference following the weekly cabinet meeting.