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Topic started on 19-11-2009 @ 02:07 PM by Laurauk

Belgian PM named as EU president


news.bbc.co.uk
EU leaders have chosen the Belgian Prime Minister, Herman van Rompuy, to be the first permanent European Council President.

The other top job created by the Lisbon Treaty - foreign affairs supremo - will go to the EU Trade Commissioner, Baroness Catherine Ashton from the UK.

Both are seen as low-key consensual politicians.

(visit the link for the full news article)


reply posted on 19-11-2009 @ 02:23 PM by ThraexX
reply to post by Laurauk


Blair never had a chance, It was or the Belgium Prime, or the dutch prime-minister Balkenende. (but who the hek want's mister Harry Potter to be the Eu's president??)

One step closer towart's nwo, did we Europeans had any vote on this?? nope. one big semi-democratie.


reply posted on 19-11-2009 @ 02:39 PM by -Rugged Shark-
Originally posted by ThraexX
reply to post by Laurauk


Blair never had a chance, It was or the Belgium Prime, or the dutch prime-minister Balkenende. (but who the hek want's mister Harry Potter to be the Eu's president??)

One step closer towart's nwo, did we Europeans had any vote on this?? nope. one big semi-democratie.



Balkenende never stood a chance, he was pro the iraq war and was PM when Holland voted no to the EU constitution. Therefore his chances were reduced to 0.

Van Rompuy is just a grey mouse, he's only been PM of Belgium for a year. He's an obedient guy. He's definitely not the type of leader that Europe needs.


reply posted on 19-11-2009 @ 02:40 PM by Laurauk
reply to post by Maxmars


Good lord I cant, have never heard of the belgian eu president until now lol. as for the foreign affairs supremo, lady ashdon, well put it this way she will not rock the boat as they say, she is in on the inner circles so to speak. Oh and yeah she is fromthe UK, one of browns cronies.



reply posted on 19-11-2009 @ 02:44 PM by octotom
reply to post by Laurauk


And so it begins, an unelected president of the EU, has come into being.

There has been an EU president for a while now. The only difference between now and before was that now the term is two years instead of six months and the office has more power.


reply posted on 19-11-2009 @ 02:46 PM by Laurauk
reply to post by octotom


I meant officially, the eu president who has been in office before tonights announcement, was not official, there is a difference between the two!

[edit on 19-11-2009 by Laurauk]


reply posted on 19-11-2009 @ 02:48 PM by octotom
reply to post by Laurauk


What do you mean by it wasn't official before? They still had duties in the EU.

Can I be the unofficial president of the United States?

[edit on 11/19/2009 by octotom]


reply posted on 19-11-2009 @ 02:49 PM by Laurauk
reply to post by muse7


Here is a link, you can read what his so called powers will be!

EU Presidents Powers

It compares the Role of the EU Presient to the role of the US President.


reply posted on 19-11-2009 @ 02:49 PM by octotom
reply to post by muse7


Here is a video on the BBC's website that explains what these two positions will do:

news.bbc.co.uk...



reply posted on 19-11-2009 @ 02:51 PM by Laurauk
reply to post by octotom


It was not official in the context, where he will be the one who represents the countries of the EU. Until now it was the PM's heads of state of each member country, who met other leaders of the world. Now that the EU President has been officially named, he will be represent not only the EU, but E.U. member states also.


reply posted on 19-11-2009 @ 02:54 PM by octotom
reply to post by Laurauk


Okay. I understand where you're coming from now. Thanks for clearing it up.
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