'We attach high priority to relations with US'

Herman Van Rompuy is David Cameron's kind of guy
Herman Van Rompuy is just another stooge for the unelected and unaccountable EU bureaucrats who will go on running the show says Simon Heffer.

EU names Belgian PM Van Rompuy as first president
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, who is little known outside his own country, as the bloc's first president on Thursday to lead efforts to make it more influential on the world stage.

Belgian-British duo wins race for EU`s top jobs!
After years of effort the European Union named its first full-time president and powerful foreign policy chief on Thursday but handed the jobs to two little-known compromise figures instead of global heavy hitters.

Belgian PM takes over as first 'president of Europe'
Herman Van Rompuy will become the face of European Union.

Video: Herman Van Rompuy and Cathy Ashton introduce themselves
The new EU president and foreign minister celebrate their appointment

Belgian Van Rompuy becomes EU's first president
European Union leaders named Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy, a man little known outside his home country, as the bloc's first president.

2-Min. Bio: Herman Van Rompuy, the E.U.'s New President
The low-profile Belgian Prime Minister will be the first permanent head of the 27-nation alliance

Meet Van Rompuy, Europe's new President
Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy has been elected as the first President of the European Union, while Britain's European Trade Commissioner, Baroness Ashton, is the new Foreign Minister of the council.

Belgian-British duo wins race for EU's top jobs
Belgian Premier Herman Van Rompuy - a soft-spoken technocrat who shuns the public eye - will be the EU's new president.

Belgium Prime Minister Picked as European President
National leaders of the European Union picked Herman Van Rompuy for the new presidency and Catherine Ashton of Britain for its foreign policy post.

Profile: Herman van Rompuy
A profile of Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy, the European Union's first permanent president.

Belgian PM is first 'president of Europe'
Belgium's prime minister, Herman Van Rompuy, is appointed the first "president of Europe" beating out contenders including ex-UK PM Tony Blair.

Belgian chosen as EU President
European leaders have chosen Belgian President Herman Van Rompuy as the EU's first president.

Belgian Prime Minister Van Rompuy, UK's Catherine Ashton win top EU jobs
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.

EU leaders pick Belgian premier as their president
European Union leaders agreed to appoint Herman Van Rompuy, a relatively inexperienced prime minister from Belgium, as their first-ever full-time president.