Van Rompuy is the right man for the job

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Series Details 23.11.09
Publication Date 23/11/2009
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Commentary feature on the appointment of Herman van Rompuy as the first President of the European Council and Catherine Ashton as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the 19 November 2009.

Writer thinks positively of the choice as people qualified to deal with the three key problems of the EU: an inability to set precise policy goals; poor follow-through; and perhaps most importantly, poor co-ordination and crisis management.

Related Links
EurActiv, 23.11.09: Europeans baffled by EU's choice of leaders http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/europeans-baffled-eus-choice-lea-news-223062
EurActiv, 23.11.09: Analyst: Van Rompuy 'will not overshadow EU leaders' http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/analyst-van-rompuy-overshadow-eu-news-223000
ESO: Background information: Van Rompuy closes in on EU presidency http://www.europeansources.info/record/van-rompuy-takes-eu-presidency/
ESO: Background information: Barroso still seen as ‘number one’ in Brussels http://www.europeansources.info/record/barroso-still-seen-as-number-one-in-brussels/

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