| CommonMan said: Belgian huh? Well, the rest of the EU should see an increase in waffle quality at the very least. What else is Belgium known for? |
Along with France, Belgium is the most important country for European comics, such as Herge's extremely succesful and infuential comic-strip Tintin (Spielberg's & Peter Jackson's next big projects are three Tintin movies).
OT: The European Council President and the Representative for Foreign Affairs don't have real power- they are "just" representatives. I think the choice of a Belgian male (supported by the EPP = group of EU's conservative, centre-right parties) and a British female (supported by the S&D = group of EU's social-democratic, centre-left parties) has more to do with proportional representation and internal European diplomacy than anything else.
While the choice seems to be ironic at first (a Belgian representing the European Union, a British aristocrat representing European's foreign affairs), I heard van Rompuy was chosen because he did a good job in stabilizing his country and Ashton was promoted as she convinced the House of Lords to ratify the treaty of Lisbon, which seemed to be a hell of a task.
