Seems like we have two empty suits for the EU.

Belgium's PM has been named President. This thankfully means Blair doesn't get the job, though he would have added more prestige to the position. However it seems that Mr Van Rompuy has strong business acumen which may prove to be of use at the moment. Additionally he's a federalist which is a plus, in my opinion at least...

However, Foreign Person goes to Baroness Ashton. EU Trade Commissioner, and potentially the more powerful of the two posts. Not sure about her.

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President Rompuy Pompuy…


Only the EUSSR could end up with and deserves such a ridiculous 'President'.

Why ridiculous ? because he's a belgian ? the amount of slur coming from the UK and addressed at this poor guy who seems to be a very decent, hard working bloke is frankly amazing; if you aren't happy with the EU, especially after having knocked on its door for ages, just get the fcuk out and stop moaning FFS !

We'd love to thankyou but democracy means we aren't allowed....

Actually I could give a toss what nationality the EU President is, I want nothing to do with them.

As for Baroness Ashton, lovely choice, proffesional CND muppet.

Well at least the old joke , name 3 famous Belgians no longer holds true, we now have Tin Tin, Van Damme and Rompuy Pompuy

i've never heard of either and have only just discovered Ashton has never held an elected position in Britain. perhaps perfectly suited to a union we never voted for either

as for rumpy he was selected as the grey man of europe exactly so he wouldnt overshadow those who will really be running europe

President Rumpy Pumpy Fantastic!

Thats got years of legs on it has that.

Actually, the fact the EUSSR ended up with a Belgian 'President' is somewhat amusing…

The original aim of the EU was to stop Germany and France having a 4th war…

The aim of the creation of Belgium was to keep the French from invading the low countries…

The actual use of Belgium turned out to be a highway via which Germany invaded France, repeatedly

And now we have a Belgian 'President' invading France and Germany's national sovereignity.


You couldn't make it up.

so we have President Rumpy Pumpy with Baroness Ashton under him

Grey man? my arrse looks like one of those Belgian Pedos to me.

There's also the Belgian Light-Heavyweight Peado/Serial Killer Champion, though his name escapes me for the moment...

There's also the Belgian Light-Heavyweight Peado/Serial Killer Champion, though his name escapes me for the moment...

Here she is

We didn't knock at the door for ages and most of us would be happy to let it hit us on the arrse on the way out.

He may well be a hard working, decent bloke, but he is nothing but a pawn in the game.

You Frenchies do very well out of the EU, but times are a changing my friend, enjoy sucking at the tit while you still can.

The EU is not and never will be, at least for a century or two, a federalist world power, despite how much you would like it to be. Europe is still far to diverse, and your outburst rather proves that. Jog on matey.

I didn't get the chance or opportunity to vote for him - so why should I tke any notice whatsoever of what he says?

What democratic legitimacy has this man got?

on a serious note when is this lunacy going to end?

this is the end result of a process that rode roughshod over the wishes of the majority of the people of europe and in particular our own country.

a selected foreign minister now means we have to follow a european foreign policy.

why would anyone now care what the British government and therefore the British people think of any foreign policy matter?

No empire or federal state not based upon a common language and shared heritage has ever endured…

The EUSSR has neither, and neither will it endure. It will tear itself apart in my lifetime.

Baroness who? Only heard of her once when I went to a BBC1 question time, she was on the panel.... another of the Blair babes, another non-entity over promoted for who she knows, not what she has done or what she knows, now in charge of the EU's foreign policy.

Non at all.
But that correlates nicely with us not having any democratic rights either...

BREAKING NEWS: President Rompuy Pompuy forms Presidential bodyguard… First picture of this elite force released!