European Council

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An interesting Open Day

12/05/2012 Saturday 12 May was a sunny day in Brussels, and some 5400 visitors attended the Open Day of the European Council and the Council. People came from Belgium and beyond to learn ...

Van Rompuy to business leaders: We can shape the change

26/04/2012 Europe needs to reform, while bringing people and public opinion on board, said the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, in his opening speech at the European ...

EU ready to support a fully-fledged UN observer mission in Syria

16/04/2012 "The priority must be to ensure a complete cessation of violence in Syria and to allow for full and unhindered access to humanitarian aid", President Herman Van Rompuy declared ...

EU-Republic of Korea: a new stage in relations

29/03/2012 "Sharing the same values is the backbone of our relationship," President Herman Van Rompuy stressed in his remarks following the 6th EU-Republic of Korea summit that took place ...

Strengthening nuclear security

27/03/2012 At the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in Seoul (26-27 March 2012), President Herman Van Rompuy called "for more intense national efforts and international cooperation - to ...

HERMAN VAN ROMPUY

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02.03.2012