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The duo's recent rise has been stratospheric (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

New appointments mark an improbable rise

A deal struck by EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday evening (19 November) marked the latest step of an improbable rise by two erstwhile little-known politicians.

Controversy over government meddling in a court case surrounding the breakup of the cross-border bank, Fortis, late last year saw Herman Van Rompuy unexpectedly catapulted into the role of Belgian prime minister.

And a surprise call to return to domestic UK politics for former EU trade commissioner Peter Mandelson sent re...

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The duo's recent rise has been stratospheric (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

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