Belgian journalist offers portrait of new European Union president
November 20, 2009
Who is Herman van Rompuy, the Belgian political leader who was chosen this week to be the first president of the European Union? Paul Belien, a former colleague, offers a disturbing glimpse at the career path of a man who was once a staunch defender of Catholic principle, and gradually became committed to compromise as a means of assuring European unity.
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