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The former Belgian premier is now the full-time president of the European council (Photo: premier.fgov.be)

Van Rompuy makes debut at Turkey-sceptic gathering

Herman Van Rompuy on Thursday (7 January) delivered his first official speech as president of the EU council at a party gathering of Bavarian conservatives, just days after the group caused a stir in Turkey with a paper underlining its opposition to the country's membership of the EU.

Mr Van Rompuy explained his decision to attend the conclave of the Christian-Social Union (CSU), the Bavarian sister party of Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, by saying that the EU "needs thriving nati...

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The former Belgian premier is now the full-time president of the European council (Photo: premier.fgov.be)

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