Van Rompuy and Barroso: what visibility outside Europe? At the most senior international levels, are the presidents of the EU known at all? Two recent examples beg the question. I am referring to the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission, who have been in their posts for a long time. Neither the authorities nor the media in China were able to clearly identify the role played by Mr Van Rompuy, who was on an official visit to the country. This was because they are more...