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Belgians wary of Leterme's return as Van Rompuy heads for Europe
Brussels - Belgian commentators awaited with trepidation Friday the return of disgraced former premier Yves Leterme after incumbent Herman Van Rompuy was named as the European Union's first full-time president. Leterme headed the Belgian government i...

[Posted on : 2009-11-20 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Germany welcomes new EU pair as 'competent personalities'
Moscow - German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle welcomed the appointment of the EU's two new top officials on Friday, saying new EU President Herman Van Rompuy and foreign policy High Representative Catherine Ashton were two competent personaliti...

[Posted on : 2009-11-20 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

NEWSSix names that will make or break Van Rompuy - Feature
Brussels - Herman Van Rompuy has won the race to become the first-ever president of the European Union. Now he has to succeed in the job. Analysts say that his success or failure will largely depend on his relationsh...

[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

EU leaders pick political novices for top jobs - Summary
Brussels - European Union leaders Thursday picked two skilled mediators from Belgium and Britain with low profiles and relatively little experience to head the bloc's top posts. Herman Van Rompuy, Belgium's prime min...

[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

EU urges Afghan president to work for 'rapid and tangible results'
Stockholm - The European Union Thursday welcomed remarks by Afghan President Hamid Karzai in his inauguration speech to tackle corruption and combat drug trafficking and other problems. The president and his new government must show the way forward ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

EU leaders pick Belgian premier as their president - 5th Update
Brussels - European Union leaders agreed Thursday to appoint Herman Van Rompuy, a relatively inexperienced prime minister from Belgium, as their first-ever full-time president. Heads of state and government attending an extraordinary summit in Brusse...

[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Catherine Ashton chosen as EU foreign policy chief
Brussels - European Union leaders agreed to appoint Catherine Ashton, the bloc's trade commissioner, as its first-ever foreign policy director on Thursday, officials in Brussels said. The post was created by the Lisbon Treaty, which comes into force ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Herman Van Rompuy chosen as EU president
Brussels - European Union leaders agreed to appoint Herman Van Rompuy, prime minister of Belgium, as the bloc's first-ever full-time president on Thursday, diplomatic sources said. The post was created by the Lisbon Treaty, which comes into force on ...

[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

PROFILE: 'Haiku Herman' - Belgium's Zen prime minister
Brussels - He is seen as the master of the back room deal: Herman Van Rompuy, Belgium's 62-year-old prime minister, politician, philosopher and prolific author of Dutch poems in the Japane...

[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

PROFILE: Baroness Catherine Ashton: the EU's British face
London- Catherine Margaret Ashton, the 53-year-old British Labour politician sent to Brussels as trade commissioner a year ago, has long been a close ally of Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The quietly effective politician had held a number of middle- r...

[Posted on : 2009-11-19 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

 

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