Belgium PM the EU man; POLITICS.BELGIU M'S premier Herman van Rompuy Herman A. Van Rompuy (born October 31, 1947 in Etterbeek) is a Flemish politician and member of the CD&V (formerly called CVP). He was the Vice President of the CVP Youth from 1973 to 1975, from 1978 onward, he was a member of the National Bureau of the CVP, from 1975 to 1980 he last night became the first president of Europe. The deal in Brussels saw Britain's Baroness Ashton, 53, now EU Trade Commissioner, become Europe's first foreign policy chief. Gordon Brown withdrew his backing for Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair to be president when it became clear he had no support from other leaders. Anthony Seldon, Mr Blair's biographer, said the former PM felt "deeply disappointed". Mr van Rompuy, 62, is barely known outside Belgium. CAPTION(S): UNKNOWNMr Rompuy |
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