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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11144

31 August 2014
MAIN RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL SITTING OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
(BRUSSELS, 30 AUGUST 2014) /
(ae) institutional
Tusk elected President of the European Council - Mogherini appointed High Representative

Brussels, 31/08/2014 (Agence Europe) - In Brussels on Saturday 30 August, the EU put an end to the rash of speculations about the latest appointments to high-ranking positions in the EU institutions. After appointing Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the European Commission on 27 June, the European Council decided, as expected, to elect the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, as President of the European Council. It also appointed the Italian foreign minister, Federica Mogherini, as EU...