Ukraine anticipates that Denmark’s presidency of the Council of the European Union will help overcome political obstacles— ...

WASHINGTON (CN) – European Union nations appointed Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy as the union’s first president and Catherine Ashton from Britain as its first foreign policy chief on ...

European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the bloc's first president on Thursday and appointed Briton Catherine Ashton as its foreign affairs chief.

Up until a few months ago, Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was considered the favorite candidate for the European Union's first president.

BRUSSELS — When António Costa takes office as president of the European Council on Dec. 1, he will become the first person from an ethnic minority to head one of the European Union’s most important ...