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President of the European Council

World news about “President of the European Council” published by euronews.

  • Should Herman Van Rompuy get more of the EU spotlight?

    Florian, a student from Brussels asks: “Do you think it’s a problem that Van Rompuy isn’t as visible as other leaders in the EU like José Barroso? He is… 24/02/2012

  • Europe Weekly: nuclear cheque and voter incentives

    In the Europe Weekly review of important stories, Hungary’s ruling party is criticised as undemocratic, over a new constitution. Tensions remain at the… 22/04/2011

  • EU summit in ‘small revolution’

    European leaders have agreed a deal on a banking union. France and the European Commission arrived at the summit keen to run ahead with a new European bank… 19/10/2012

  • Have your say on Europe Day: out your questions to Herman Van Rompuy

    May 9 is Europe Day, and to mark the occasion euronews is giving you the chance to put your questions directly to the President of the European Council… 02/05/2012

  • EC President sees new fiscal treaty by mid-2012

    A new fiscal treaty with stricter budget rules will be in place by mid-2012, according to the European Council’s president. Herman Van Rompuy says the first… 13/12/2011

  • Van Rompuy announces new fiscal pact for euro zone

    The president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, announced a new budgetary pact for the euro zone, saying all currency members and six others had… 09/12/2011

  • MEPs question Commissioners’ competence one by one

    The European Parliament has begun confirmation hearings for the next European Commission. Britain’s Baroness Catherine Ashton was first to take the stand, to… 11/01/2010

  • Rompuy convenes Council on economy

    Herman Van Rompuy has kicked off his official first week of work as the European Union’s first full-time Council president. He underscored his view that the… 04/01/2010

  • New EU president enjoys being low-key

    Europe’s first permanent president is enjoying his last few days of relative obscurity before Monday’s first day in the job. Herman van Rompuy was catapulted… 01/01/2010

  • Rompuy takes EU pulses amid finance anger

    Incoming European Council President Herman Van Rompuy continues to take the pulse in halls of EU power, the latest that of French President Nicolas Sarkozy… 04/12/2009

  • EU’s Rompuy on tour, Ashton under fire

    Herman Van Rompuy is making the rounds of the EU capitals in his role as the European Council’s newly-appointed full-time president. The Belgian former prime… 02/12/2009

  • Will the Belgian scoop the top job?

    Herman Van Rompuy the unassuming Prime Minister of Belgium is now tipped to become arguably the most powerful person in the European Union. The bookmakers… 19/11/2009

  • Will a woman lead the EU?

    She has been called the Iron Lady from the East. Could 71-year-old Vaira Vike-Freiberge, the former Latvian President become the President of the EU and end… 19/11/2009

  • EU urged to offer top posts to women

    Pressure is mounting on Europe’s leaders to do more to get women into the EU – one day before two of the bloc’s top jobs are decided. Earlier, several… 18/11/2009

  • Top job consensus elusive

    EU leaders are struggling to agree who should get the new top jobs created by the Lisbon Treaty. There is a strong feeling that one, probably the President… 17/11/2009

  • Tony Blair, ex-favourite for EU president

    Former Prime Minister of Britain Tony Blair was for months a frontrunner for the new job of President of the European Union. But the closer the appointment… 16/11/2009

  • Van Rompuy, from obscurity to power play

    Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Fleming Herman Van Rompuy gained substantial favour as a candidate for the new job of full-time European Union… 16/11/2009


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