EU president named.

[Richard Hakluyt]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8367589.stm

A boring Belgian is to become 1st EU president.

Most surprising, I really didn't see that one coming at all 

[MadImmortalMan]

Tony was robbed.

[Brezel]

And Catherine Ashton Foreign Minister, which is probably more important post .

[Warspite]

So, Americans, how does one go about getting a residence visa to your country these days?

[Caliga]

When will it be Malta's turn? 

[Crazy_Ivan80]

the brits should be happy: he'll be a weak leader which will keep the post itself weak.

And the British tabloids/press, as always, need to learn some manners.

[Richard Hakluyt]

Wouldn't like to run into Catherine Ashton in a dark alley 

[Barrister]

Wouldn't like to run into Catherine Ashton in a dark alley 

Better that then a well-lit area I think...

[MadImmortalMan]

The EU is becoming a caricature of itself.

[Caliga]

Better that then a well-lit area I think...

I read that she is a Baroness.  My image of Baronesses as having German accents and wearing tight BDSM outfits is forever banished. 

[BVN]

And the British tabloids/press, as always, need to learn some manners.

QFT

Some of the headlines were borderline racist...

[Richard Hakluyt]

Heaven forfend that the gutter press should indulge in a spot of lèse majesté when referring to a Brussels official 


What did they say/do btw? A quick glance at the Sun and the Daily Mail reveals nothing of particular interest.

[The Brain]

[Tamas]

So let me guess: the big guys could not agree who should get this potentially revolutionary position, and thus they gave it to a nobody, who will make the position utterly pointless, then proceeded to make the same with the perhaps even more important FM position, foiling any attempt to make the EU look like an entity to be taken seriously.

Where is the news?

[The Brain]