The EU heads of government reached an agreement at their special summit in Brussels yesterday. The Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy will be the first permanent EU Council President, and the British Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton the new "EU Foreign Minister". However both politicians are widely regarded as compromise candidates.
With articles from the following publications: Rzeczpospolita - Poland, Lidové noviny - Czech Republic, Aftonbladet - Sweden, De Standaard - Belgium
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