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The European Union will be holding a conference for deciding on the new president as well as other to diplomats of the bloc on Nov 12 or Nov 19.
Even though the discussion had been slated to take place in Brussels yesterday, it had to be put off after a Czech constitutional court prevented the EU from renewing the Lisbon Treaty before Nov 3.
The Treaty creates the post of EU president and "high representative", a foreign minister in all but name. The EU, which is keen for electing the new officials, is waiting for the ratification of the treaty by the Czech Republic.
The Brussels talk decided on how the posts need to be shared, with the conservatives securing the presidency job and the socialists obtaining the post of high representative.
The deal appeared to put an end to hopes that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair might be named EU president.
Czech President Vaclav Klaus will have to sign the treaty into law after it receives the approval of the Czech court. He had mentioned that the treaty will only be signed if the treaty ensures that the Germans will be expelled from the Czech Republic.
