Hello? Could you put me through to the EU president please?
On 19 November we finally find out who will represent Europe as president of the EU council, a new post which was created by the Lisbon treaty and which enters into force on 1 December. Lacklustre candidates, socialists and conservatives, the ping pong balls between national policies, men and women – these are some of the issues in question. Whoever it will be, the future face of Europe won’t have an easy time of gathering 27 national concerns under one hat; the EU council is also responsible for choosing the future head of diplomacy in Europe, in the post of high representative for foreign affairs
'An anti-Tony Blair, please': European press reacts prior to EU president election
EU heads of state and government meet today in Brussels to appoint the president of the European council and the EU's high representative for foreign and security policy. Despite months of negotiation, agreement has not been reached on who should hold the posts. The Italian, Spanish, British and French press react
brussels, tony blair, herman van rompuy, josé manuel barroso, elections, european institutions
EU press talks of virginity and Benjamin Button as Lisbon treaty is ratified
After months of blocking progress, Czech president Václav Klaus became the last head of state to sign on 3 November. The constitutional court in Brno had previously rejected claims brought against the legislative document by conservative senators. As the EU reform treaty can now come into effect, the Danish, Polish, Italian, Czech and Irish press react
politics, vaclav klaus, euweek, cinema, european constitution, prague, eurotopics, lisbon treaty
Women on the verge of a political equality attack
The only country that has more female than male representatives in the European parliament is the Netherlands. Estonia and Sweden follows behind with relative equality. Weekly news
politics, european parliament, gianluca costantini, eudebate2009, the elections in numbers, society, european elections 2009, men and women
