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Eight years of soul-searching and intricate manoeuvres to revamp the EU as a more powerful player in world affairs culminated yesterday (19 November) with the appointment of two discrete politicians, who pledged to profess consensus-building and quiet diplomacy.
European leaders are meeting in Brussels for an extraordinary summit today (19 November) to appoint their first ever permanent president and an EU high representative for foreign affairs. However, citizens are showing little interest in who their leaders will be, a round-up from EurActiv's media network reveals.
LinksDossier: Choosing 'Mr(s). Europe'
The Treaty of Lisbon, expected to enter into force 1st December 2009, introduces two new European top jobs: a high-profile president who will chair EU summit meetings for a two-and-a-half year term and a revamped foreign policy chief. (read more)
The selection of a new European Commission, never the simplest of political tasks, will this year be more complex than ever. (read more)
European Commission President José Manuel Barroso spent the summer preparing his programme for the next five years after his bid to secure a second term was put on ice by the European Parliament's political group leaders in July - EurActiv asked key stakeholders to assess the Barroso Commission's achievements and failures. (read more)
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