Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy — known as Haiku Herman for his love of penning poetry — was chosen Thursday by leaders of the E.U.’s 27 member states to serve as permanent ...

Judging from the descriptions in news reports, the EU's first full-time president, Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy, doesn't exactly quicken the blood of the Brussels press pack. But there ...

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So who is Herman van Rompuy and what has he been up to so far? As a former Belgian prime minister he is perforce a federalist. He is a Flemish social Christian, aged 62, of modest demeanour.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s top official fleshed out his ideas for a separate budget for euro zone countries on Thursday, and indirectly warned British Prime Minister Davi… ...

In Poland, he will formally be known not as "prezydent," but as "przewodniczacy" -- a word that is closer to "chairman." ...

Herman Van Rompuy was the first full-time President of the European Council. He was elected for the first time in November 2009, then re-elected for a second term from June 2012 to November 2014. He ...

Calling Brexit "political amputation," the European Council ex-chief thinks serious talks would begin only after German elections next year.

Herman Van Rompuy News. Top News // 8 years ago. The Almanac. On Oct. 31,1926, Harry Houdini, renowned magician, illusionist and escape artist, ...

One of the 17-syllable haiku that have earned Mr Van Rompuy the nickname Haiku Herman. Haiku traditionally evoke an experience of the natural world, and a walk with Louis - in the woods or fields near ...

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