In a BBC interview, Herman Van Rompuy said there was now "much more sympathy" for European regions seeking EU membership. Mr Van Rompuy said the process of joining the EU was "complicated".

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte seems to have been tempted, albeit briefly, by this notion of the poet-politician or the politician-poet. While his speech at the Concert Noble in Brussels last ...

Today, the Council appointed Preben Aamann as the new Director-General for Communication and Information (COMM).

Instead, leaders are poised to give speeches about "growth", congratulate themselves for the re-election of Herman Van Rompuy as Council president and sign the 'fiscal compact' treaty. A "no ...