Britain’s Baroness Cathy Ashton has been appointed as Europe's first High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs. Known for quietly "getting on with the job", Ashton has been EU trade commissioner for the past year.
Belgium’s papers all lead with the nomination of Herman Van Rompuy to the post of President of the European Council. In the UK however there's less interest in Catherine Ashton’s selection as the EU’s first High Representative for Foreign Affairs.
The agricultural sector has been particularly hard hit by the credit crisis. FRANCE 24 takes a closer look and reports from Spain, where farmers are set to stage a strike this Friday in protest at plunging prices.
The debate rages on in this morning’s papers over France’s controversial win against Ireland which saw les Bleus qualify for the World Cup. Should there be a rematch because of a handball by Thierry Henry? The French press is divided.
After weeks of backroom dealings, Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy has been appointed the EU’s first president while Britain’s Catherine Ashton was selected the 27-nation bloc's first foreign affairs chief.
Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy and the EU's Trade Commissioner, Briton Catherine Ashton, have been chosen by EU leaders to be, respectively, the bloc's first president and foreign affairs chief.
Tonight, leaders from the European Union's 27 member states are getting together in Brussels to pick the first-ever permanent President. How will the leaders be making the decision?
IThe French papers breathe a sigh of relief this morning after France narrowly defeated Ireland to qualify for the World Cup. Several front pages lead with the photo of Thierry Henry’s contentious handball.
At special summit in Brussels Thursday, EU leaders will finally select the 27-nation bloc’s first president as well as a foreign affairs chief following weeks of consultations.
European leaders are bracing for a night of political horse-trading on Thursday as they seek to name, unanimously if possible, the president and a foreign policy chief to represent Europe on the world stage.
