Donald Tusk is to leave the prime ministership of Poland to become president of the European Council in succession to Herman Van Rompuy.
His appointment balances the choice of Federica Mogherini, Italy’s foreign minister, as the European Union’s high representative for foreign policy. The decisions were announced by Van Rompuy, who said that they had “the full support of all” members of the European Council.
“You have the full endorsement of the European Council and this full endorsement was very important to me,” said Van Rompuy, adding that he had spoken several times to each government leader “to make sure we made …read more
Source: European Voice
