Herman Van Rompuy
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Belgium seeks new PM to steer it out of crises...in October, arguing that he is too left-wing. Other possible successors include the president of the lower house of parliament, Herman Van Rompuy, Guy Verhofstadt, the former prime minister brought back by the king last year, and... In this article: Belgium, Fortis, Jean-Luc Dehaene, Yves Leterme, European Union, Recession, Ghent University, Didier Reynders, and Herman Van Rompuy |
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AFP Finance News | February 15, 2009
Belgium, BNP Paribas to meet Monday on Fortis
...Finance Minister Didier Reynders said Sunday. "We will meet them tomorrow with the prime minister," Herman Van Rompuy, Reynders told Belgium's French-language public broadcaster RTBF. "Our priority is to bring all the actors to the...
In this article: BNP Paribas, Fortis, Didier Reynders, Brussels, Belgium, and Netherlands
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The Hindu - News | December 29, 2008
Belgian King designates new prime minister
...into office. Considered a colorless but reliable leader, Van Rompuy is seen as providing a steady hand on the wheel after 18 months of squabbling among the Dutch and French-speaking coalition partners under Leterme. Finance Minister...
In this article: Yves Leterme, Jo Vandeurzen, Fortis, Allegation, Christian Democrat, Didier Reynders, and BNP Paribas
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boston.com - Latest world news | December 30, 2008
Belgium's Van Rompuy named PM after coalition deal
...the economic downturn will be Reynders' main challenge. Van Rompuy was budget minister from 1993 to 1999 and sharply reduced public debt in his first year in office. His other task will be to sort out the Fortis debacle. The bank's...
In this article: Fortis, Yves Leterme, Belgium, Recession, Didier Reynders, E-mail, and Albert II
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Wikipedia | June 30, 2009
2007-2008 Belgian government formation
...as a good choice. He met on August 30 with the presidents of several parties of the orange-blue coalition, in particular Jo Vandeurzen (CD&V), Bart de Wever (N-VA), Bart Somers (Open VLD) and Joelle Milquet (CDH). On August 31, he met...
In this article: Yves Leterme, Guy Verhofstadt, Didier Reynders, Joelle Milquet, and Albert II
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Reuters | December 30, 2008
UPDATE 1-Belgian parties reach deal to form government
...as finance minister. Van Rompuy would be Belgium's third prime minister since general elections in June, 2007, in the linguistically divided country that is host to the main European Union institutions and to NATO. He will have to handle...
In this article: Fortis, Yves Leterme, Belgium, Recession, Didier Reynders, Allegation, Christian Democrat, and Supreme Court
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Herman Van Rompuy
...information, "Belgium will introduce levies on banks, life insurers and nuclear-power producers next year as Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy seeks to start taming a swelling debt burden without hampering the economic recovery. The...
In this article: Belgium, Belgian Chamber of Representatives, Paddy Power, Tony Blair, Jan Peter Balkenende, Revenue, Tax, and Belgian Senate
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Herman Van Rompuy ([ˈɦɛɾmɑn vɑn ˈɾɔmpœy̆] born Herman Achille Van Rompuy, 31 October 1947 in Etterbeek) is a Belgian Flemish politician and member of the Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams. He has been the Prime Minister of Belgium since 30 December 2008 succeeding Yves Leterme.
On 19 November 2009, under the new Treaty of Lisbon, he was designated the first permanent President of the European Council, a position he takes up on 1 December 2009.
- Birth Date:
- October 31, 1947
- Birthplace:
- Etterbeek, Belgium
- Religion:
- Roman Catholicism
- Spouse:
- Geertrui Windels
- Residence:
- Sint-Genesius-Rode, Belgium
- Political party:
- Christian Democratic and Flemish
- Website:
- http://www.hermanvanrompuy.be/
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