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zondag, februari 07, 2010
 
Martens: 'Sarkozy blocked Juncker as EU president'

ilfried Martens, the chair of the largest European party, sheds light on the secretive appointment of ‘European president’ Herman Van Rompuy.

Wilfried Martens (73) is a powerful man in Brussels. As the chair of the European People’s Party, Europe’s largest political party and the former prime minister of Belgium, he played an important behind-the-scenes role in the appointment of his compatriot Herman Van Rompuy to the newly created office of permanent president of the European Council.

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