Christian democracy
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New EU president raises fears in aspirant Turkey...chairman of foreign relations. "I hope he revises his views in the short term. But I can't be optimistic." Turkish views on Van Rompuy, a Christian Democrat, have been shaped by comments that he is reported to have made while opposition... In this article: European Union, Turkey, Herman Van Rompuy, Europe, Islamic, and Nicolas Sarkozy |
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Reuters | 2 days ago
FACTBOX - Who is Herman Van Rompuy?
...helped calm the linguistically divided country after taking charge in December 2008 after 18 months of turmoil under predecessor and fellow Christian Democrat Yves Leterme. He had been president of the lower house of parliament from July...
In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, Christian Democrat, Yves Leterme, Brussels, Economics, Philosophy, Recession, and Catholic University of Leuven
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Times Online | 2 days ago
Why 'nonentities' is a fair description of Mr Van Rompuy and Lady Ashton
...of the new High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy. Now these heavy-hitting posts have been bestowed on a kindly Christian Democrat who is known only in Flanders and Wallonia and to and a Labour Party stalwart ... with zero...
In this article: Europe, Michel Rocard, Tony Blair, Federalism, and Christian Democrat
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BBC News | 2 days ago
Profile: Herman van Rompuy
...facing a global economic crisis that had crippled Belgian banking giant Fortis. He had previously served as budget minister in the Christian Democrat-led government from 1993 to 1999, during which time he took a tough stance on balancing the...
In this article: EU, Europe, Belgium, Turkey, Christian Democrat, Federalism, Christianity, Islamic, and Tax
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Wales Online | 2 days ago
Low-key figures get Europe's top jobs
...premier. The 62-year-old is a technocrat with a penchant for haiku poetry. A Dutch-speaking Christian Democrat, he is unknown abroad, and even in Belgium he keeps a low profile. Or as a Belgian commentator recently put it: "Van Rompuy opens...
In this article: European Union, Tony Blair, Christian Democrat, Catherine Ashton, Britain, George W Bush, Belgium, Climate change, and Iraq War
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Guardian | 3 days ago
Mr Fixit with precious few enemies
...won the bad-tempered contest for the role by making friends and influencing people. He has been a fixture in Roman Catholic and Christian Democratic politics for decades, but he shuns the limelight, appears ascetic and austere, and...
In this article: Herman Van Rompuy, EU, Belgium, Christian Democrat, Europe, De Standaard, Catholic University of Leuven, and Tony Blair
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Yahoo! News | 3 days ago
Belgian-British duo wins race for EU's top jobs (AP)
...of his successor as premier. Van Rompuy, 62, is a technocrat with a penchant for haiku poetry. A Dutch-speaking Christian Democrat, he is unknown abroad, and even in Belgium he keeps a low profile. Or as a Belgian commentator recently put...
In this article: European Union, Herman Van Rompuy, Catherine Ashton, Tony Blair, Christian Democrat, Gordon Brown, Britain, George W. Bush, Climate change, and Iraq War
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Telegraph.co.uk - Politics | 3 days ago
A President of Europe? When did we ask for that?
...goes to a large country, another will go to a small country. If Western Europe gets one prize, Eastern Europe will want another. If a Christian Democrat wins one plum, a Socialist can expect another. And they are plums: quite apart...
In this article: EU, Europe, Tony Blair, Brussels, Christian Democrat, Barack Obama, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe
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Christian democracy is a political ideology that seeks to apply Christian principles to public policy. It emerged in nineteenth-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social teaching, and it continues to be influential in Europe and Latin America, though in a number of countries its Christian ethos has been diluted by secularisation.
In practice, Christian democracy is often considered conservative on cultural, social and moral issues and progressive on fiscal and economic issues. In Europe, where their opponents have traditionally been secularist socialists and social democrats, Christian democratic parties are moderately conservative, whereas in the very different cultural and political environment of Latin America they tend to lean to the left.
Examples of Christian democratic parties include the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Democrat Party of Chile, Fine Gael in Ireland and the Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland.
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