Europe risking irrelevance as world moves on

Commentary feature on the choices made by the EU for their first President of the European Council and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, November 2009.

EurActiv, 23.11.09: Europeans baffled by EU's choice of leaders http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/europeans-baffled-eus-choice-lea-news-223062

ESO: Background information: US underwhelmed by top EU appointments http://www.europeansources.info/record/us-underwhelmed-by-top-eu-appointments/

ESO: Background information: Van Rompuy is the right man for the job http://www.europeansources.info/record/van-rompuy-is-the-right-man-for-the-job/

EurActiv, 23.11.09: Analyst: Van Rompuy 'will not overshadow EU leaders' http://www.euractiv.com/future-eu/analyst-van-rompuy-overshadow-eu-news-223000

ESO: Background information: Van Rompuy closes in on EU presidency http://www.europeansources.info/record/van-rompuy-takes-eu-presidency/

Spiegel Online International, 23.11.09: The Technocrats at the Top of the EU http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,662732,00.html

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