Finally, the EU topjobs are filled and the winners are Belgian Prime Minister Van Rompuy who will become the first permanent president of the European Council and EU Commissioner Catherine Ashton who will get the EU foreign affairs post.
Let’s start with the good news: The appointment of two nobodies to the EU top jobs is [...]
Posts Tagged ‘High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy’
The new High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Yes, this is really the official title of the position that will be created once the Lisbon treaty is in force. Why not “EU Foreign minister” you may ask – well, the British delegation successfully managed to lobby against the title of “EU Foreign Minister” in the negotiations (supported by quite a few others). Strange, [...]
