Jesuit-educated Van Rompuy is first EU President
Posted: Nov 19, 2009 6:25 pm CST
Belgian prime minister Herman Van Rompuy kisses Lady Ashton after his appointment as EU president [Photo: Georges Gobet/AFP/Getty Images]
November 19, 2009 (EuroNews) -- 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 President relatively late in the game. It was his consensus-building skill holding a challenging coalition together at home which grabbed attention. . . continue reading.
