EU presidency

Mr and Mrs Europe

The European Union has chosen the prime minister of Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy, as its first permanent president and Britain’s Catherine Ashton as its first foreign policy chief. Few people had ever heard of either of them. We look at press comment on their selection.

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Chairmanic? What's that?

I quite liked the idea of such a multi-talented Blair — singing, dancing and acting in Brussels.

Ups and downs

This week, we look at media comment on whether former British prime minister Tony Blair is the right man to become EU president. We also look at comment on the German government's announcement that it will cut taxes, as well as on the fall of the US dollar.

Anyone there?

The world is too complex and dangerous for Europe to have 27 separate heads, writes the International Herald Tribune. It is time to approve the Lisbon Treaty.

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