Tag Archives: President of the European Council
Number10.gov.uk and the President of the…
…EU, Europe or European Council? Here we go again. We know that many journalists do not understand why it is European Council President and why it is important to get EU terminology right. But to be honest, journalists do not seem to learn (and they love the easy words that make the story sound good…) [...]
Posted in European Debate Also tagged Downing Street, Gordon Brown, Herman van Rompuy, Number 10, terminology, twitter, UK 2 Comments
President of the European Council: The contenders
Foreign Policy published a rather entertaining list of “European Idols” – aka (rumored) contenders in the race to become the first permanent “President of the European Council”: The categories: First, the president should be, well, boring — like Brussels itself. Politicians have knocked down candidates for being too controversial or too outspoken. Second, he should likely hold [...]
Posted in Brussels, European Union Also tagged candidates, foreign policy, Institutional, lisbon treaty 10 Comments
The animated President of the European Council