Herman Van Rompuy

...was originally reluctant to take on the post of prime minister. He replaced Yves Leterme, who resigned amid a financial scandal last December, after just nine months in the job. Safe pair of hands Riven by post-election squabbling, Belgium...

In this article: Belgium, Christian Democrat, Fortis, EU, Eric Van Rompuy, Tony Blair, and Albert II

...49, has been recalled by Albert II, King of the Belgians. Herman Van Rompuy, Mr Leterme's replacement, has been plucked from office to become Europe's first President. The owlish Mr Van Rompuy, who writes haiku poetry during boring...

In this article: Yves Leterme, Belgium, Fortis, Intrinsic value, US Secret Service, Albert II, France, White House, and Europe

...partners. When readers of the Walloon newspaper La Derniere Heure were asked how they perceived Van Rompuy's appointment, most answered that they thought "it will once again bring the Belgian federal government many dark hours". And in...

In this article: Belgium, Yves Leterme, European Union, Guy Verhofstadt, and Flanders

Van Rompuy was then awoken from his hibernation and asked to lead the country. How did Van Rompuy succeed where his younger party colleague Leterme failed? The answer is simple. Leterme still had ambitions of reforming Belgium and adapting...

In this article: Belgium, European Union, Flanders, Yves Leterme, Unemployment, Brussels, Europe, and Northern League

...Libre de Bruxelles. King Albert spoke early on Friday to Van Rompuy, who will take up his new post at the start of January, and then began receiving party chiefs to determine the government's future. Constitutional experts wrangled...

In this article: Yves Leterme, Belgium, European Union, Brussels, Le Soir, Paralysis, and Universite Libre de Bruxelles