Discours d’ouverture de Herman Van Rompuy, président du Conseil européen

Colloque international de l’Alliance française 2010 consacré au thème ‘Quelle langue, quelle culture, dans un monde du numérique et du divertissement?’

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Brief aan Yves Leterme uit CD&V-ledenblad Ampersand

Beste Yves,

 Ik heb het initiatief van een extra informele Europese Raad genomen. Deze zal op 11 februari in Brussel samenkomen. Het is toch evident dat de lidstaten van de Europese Unie er samen voor staan! Door de euro zijn 16 economieën zodanig verknoopt, dat het buitenland ook binnenland is. Wij moeten streven naar een verdubbeling van onze economische groei, zoniet komt ons stelsel van de sociale zekerheid in gevaar. Dat zijn zaken om op het hoogste politieke niveau, met alle regeringsleiders, te bespreken.

Herman Van Rompuy visits the UK

As part of his first contacts the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, is visiting several EU member States. Herman Van Rompuy visits the UK – meeting with Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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For the European Union, 2010 will be a year of renewal of its institutions and policies

For the European Union, 2010 will be a year of renewal of its institutions and policies, declares Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the European Council, in an exclusive interview for the website, www.consilium.europa.eu.

 

Mr President, what main challenges will the European Union face in the year 2010?

 

2010 will be a year of renewal. First and foremost, entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon will herald institutional renewal. Then there will be policy renewal, with a series of important milestones coming up, such as review of the Lisbon Strategy, growth for jobs, review of the financial perspective and our new social agenda. Lastly, we shall be under new leadership, with the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy taking office, a new European Commission settling in, and my own election as permanent President of the European Council.

Read more on http://www.consilium.europa.eu/

Statement Herman Van Rompuy at Dutch Senate

Press point at the end of the visit to the Dutch senate, with Rene van der Linden, President of the Senate, Herman Van Rumpuy, President of the European Council & Gerdi Verbeet, President of the House of Representatives

Visit of Herman Van Rompuy: Netherlands (The Hague)

Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende met Herman van Rompuy chairman of the European Council, at his residence in The Hague, The Netherlands

First-day Van Rompuy calls for EU economic summit

"This is my first official working day. I'm preparing already the next European Council (summit) on 11th February, I took the initiative to convene this council." 

We need more economic growth, in order to finance on a sound basis our social model, to preserve our European way of life," Van Rompuy said in a statement.