With four presidents now in ‘charge’ of Europe, one wonders where Europe if going? As was seen recently with Nigel Ferage outburst towards Herman Van Rompuy, there is still a lot that needs to be done to make EU appear to be heading in one cohesive direction.
Why, when Europe is considered to be so democratic , do we have a situation where the ordinary citizen has absolutely no influence of who gets these top jobs considering that they seem so intent on telling us what we should be doing.
The Four Presidents of Europe
José Manuel Barroso
Position: President of the European Commission
Powers: Head of the E.U.’s executive branch
Jerzy Buzek
Position: President of the European Parliament
Powers: Chairs parliamentary debate and represents Europe’s legislature
Herman Van Rompuy
Position: President of the European Council
Powers: Administrative or Executive?
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Position: PM of Spain, holder of rotating presidency
Powers: Short term head of the EU.
I came across this article in last weeks Time Magazine that really does question what direction Europe is taking and what participation Europe will have in the coming years on World affairs.
With the USA and China seemingly the current strongest world players, Europe needs to get its act together and set out what it really wants from its current & expanding position in the world.
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