By Wikipedia BRUSSELS — The European Union on Saturday urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to end the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators and release all…
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Herman Van Rompuy (born 31 October 1947) is the first official President of the European Council. A Belgian politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party, he served as the 49th Prime Minister of Belgium from 30 December 2008 until his predecessor succeeded him on 25 November 2009. On 19 November 2009 Van Rompuy was designated the first permanent President of the European Council under the Treaty of Lisbon. He was appointed to chair the institution for the period starting from 1 December 2009 until 31 May 2012, though he only took up his position officially on the first of January 2010.
