BRUSSELS (AP) – Two and a half years ago, when European Union leaders were choosing the first president of the European Council, they faced a choice: Would they choose their leader or their clerk?
A soft-spoken economist little known outside his home country of Belgium is the unlikely choice to serve as the first President of the European Union. Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy — known ...
'De stichters hadden nooit durven dromen dat we ooit zo ver zouden geraken met de Europese Unie. Nu moeten we echter de rubicon oversteken - allemaal samen en stap voor stap - op weg naar een echte ...
(Reuters) - Here are some facts about Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy who was on course on Thursday to become the European Union's president. Van Rompuy, 62, emerged as the strongest ...
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Ik heb tijdens het interview met RTBF nooit een partij willen aanvallen, ook het kartel CD&V/N-VA niet. Dat zegt Senaatsvoorzitter Armand De Decker. "Ik heb alleen maar willen verzoenen", stelt hij.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia faced a chorus of criticism at a summit meeting, where the fighting in Ukraine threatened to overshadow talk of global economics. By Emma G. Fitzsimmons The ...