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Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:46 AM

Fredrik Reinfeldt

Type: Person

Name: Fredrik Reinfeldt (Fredrik John Reinfeldt)

Title: Prime Minister

Organization: Government of Sweden

Date of Birth: 1965-08-04

Place of Birth: In the village of Österhaninge, in Haninge, Södermanland

Nationality: Sweden

Fact Sheet: Biography for Fredrik Reinfeldt

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 19 Documents (in Politics)

Herman van Rompuy

EU Looks To Get Its Top Ducks In A Row

As Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (left) hosts the meeting where the EU will pick its first president, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso looks forward to sharing a podium with another president.BRUSSELS -- By rights, tonight ... [Radio Free Europe - 11/19/2009]

Entities: European Union, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Brussels, Herman van Rompuy

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 18 hours ago - 10 Documents

Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Sweden reaches deal over top EU positions

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has announced that Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy will be the first permanent President of the European Council following negotiations in Brussels on Thursday evening.Bildt fears insipid EU top job compromise ... [The Local Sweden - 18 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, Sweden, Herman van Rompuy, Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Fredrik Reinfeldt

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 3 Documents

José Manuel Barroso

China to host 12th summit with EU

Comment| EnlargeSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Swedish government says climate change will be one of the main topics of discussion when China and the European Union hold their 12th summit November 30.The meeting in Nanjing, China, will also focus ... [UPI - 7 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, China, Government of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt, José Manuel Barroso

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents (in Environment)

European Union

What has been achieved at the EU-Russia summit?

Historical twists and turns are still in many people’s mind as Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev came to Stockholm for a one day summit with the European Union and the EU Presidency Sweden. The Swedish media welcomed the Russian Prime Minister with ... [People's Daily Online - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Russia, European Union, Fredrik Reinfeldt

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 4 Documents

Jean-Claude Juncker

Europe picks troupers for starring roles

When the concept of a new president for Europe was first drawn up by Valery Giscard dEstaing, it was assumed widely that the august former French President was writing a job description for himself. It would be a role fit for a former President of France, ... [Times Online - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, European Union, Jean-Claude Juncker, Fredrik Reinfeldt, David Miliband

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 4 Documents (in Environment)

Dmitry Medvedev

EU-Russia Summit : Russia Raises Ambitions Ahead Of Copenhagen

Dressed for the occasion with a badge with the text '2°C' on his lapel ? a present from Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud Olofsson ? Russian President Dmitry Medvedev declared at the EU-Russia summit in Stockholm on Wednesday that Russia takes the ... [eGov Monitor - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Russia, European Union, Copenhagen, Dmitry Medvedev

First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 2 Documents

Gordon Brown

Brown 'went for second best to spite Tories'

Gordon Brown rejected advice from Lord Mandelson to seek one of the big economic posts in the European Commission for Britain once it was clear that Tony Blair could not succeed in becoming Europes first president, The Times has learnt. Instead he settled ... [Times Online - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, The Conservative Party (United Kingdom)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

EU President: Q&A on tough selection process

Attempts to choose a President and a High Representative for the EU after the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty have not been going smoothly. Published: 3:00PM GMT 19 Nov 2009Herman Van Rompuy - the Belgian prime minister is frontrunner to be Europe's ... [Telegraph - 11/19/2009]

Entities: European Union, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Brussels, Herman van Rompuy

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Belgian PM becomes first President of EU

BRUSSELS, Nov 19 (KUNA) -- European Union leaders agreed here over a dinner meeting Thursday night to appoint Belgian prime Minister Herman van Rompuy as the new President of the European Union.EU Trade Commissioner Baroness Catherine Ashton was appointed ... [Kuwait News Agency - 11/19/2009]

Entities: European Union, Herman van Rompuy, Fredrik Reinfeldt

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

The Brussels Name Game: Who Will Fill the EU's Top Jobs?

Who Will Fill the EU's Top Jobs?Female members of the European Parliament protest against the male-dominated candidate list.European leaders are getting ready for a long night of discussions as they prepare to choose the EU's first full-time president ... [Spiegel Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: European Union, Brussels, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Council of the European Union

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

European Council set to make a meal of it

Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.Photo: Gunnar Seijbold/RegeringskanslietFrance, Germany and bookmakers are backing Belgian prime minister Herman van Rompuy to emerge as the future European Council President, but nothing is decided about the EU’s ... [Sofia Echo - 11/19/2009]

Entities: European Union, Fredrik Reinfeldt, France, Foreign Policy

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

EU president: leaders meet to select Europe's new figurehead

EU leaders meet in Brussels this evening to decide who will become Europe's first president after the failure of behind-the-scenes talks to reach consensus.The two new key posts - a President and a High Representative for Foreign Affairs - are created ... [Telegraph - 11/19/2009]

Entities: European Union, Tony Blair, Brussels

Quotes

...Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt of Sweden - which holds the EU presidency until the year's end - said the choice reflected an effort to unify the bloc. "i think the idea was that we have more and more cross-border problems, we have 27 member countries, hopefully we will be more member countries in the future, we have a deep belief in european integration. so what we were seeking were people to create continuity, to be able to put us together, to be the voice, the face and the presence of europe throughout the world. and have we achieved this? yes" said Reinfeldt. Born in Brussels and trained as an economist, 62-year-old Mr. Van Rompuy was chosen as Belgian's premier only a year ago...

Election New EU President Draws Mixed Reaction [GlobalSecurity.org - 6 hours ago]

Welcoming the decision on Thursday evening (19 November), Swedish leader Fredrik Reinfeldt said: "what we were seeking were people to create continuity" and 'to be the voice and face of Europe throughout the world...

EU Picks Unknowns for Top Two Jobs [BusinessWeek - 8 hours ago]

...be the last to hold the EU's rotating presidency in its current full-fledged format, was visibly relieved at having avoided a dreaded night session. "this is the new leadership team of europe we are presenting at this historic press conference after years of discussion, preparations, getting everything in place" Reinfeldt said...

EU Leaders Name Bloc's First President [Radio Free Europe - 15 hours ago]

"we were looking for individuals who could create continuity, who could bring us together, be europe’s voice, face and presence in the world. i think we have achieved this" Reinfeldt said, receiving the support of European Commission President José Manuel Barroso

Mixed reactions to Van Rompuy, Ashton taking EU top jobs [Sofia Echo - 17 hours ago]

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US welcomes EU appointments [Irish Times - 17 hours ago]
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EU leaders choose Belgian as EU President and B... [European Jewish Press - 18 hours ago]
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US welcomes Van Rompuy appointment [Irish Times - 19 hours ago]
EU gets Belgian president and British foreign m... [Mail & Guardian Online - 19 hours ago]
Divided EU leaders no closer to consensus on na... [Gulf News - 20 hours ago]

Blogs

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Ashton underlines EU's significant moment \| Joh... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 12 hours ago] Pay no attention to the Eurosceptics. Cathy Ashton's posting as EU 'foreign secretary' is a major post-Lisbon developmentThe chorus of ill-informed and patronising ...
EU-China summit in Nanjing [News from the Swedish Government - 12 hours ago] On Monday 30 November the 12th EU-China summit will be held in Nanjing. The EU delegation will be headed by Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik ...
Press briefing: Nordic and Baltic prime ministe... [News from the Swedish Government - 11/19/2009] Scheduled webcast: 26 October 2009 The meeting of Nordic ...
EU-Russia summit in Stockholm [News from the Swedish Government - 11/18/2009] On Wednesday, 18 November Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt chaired the EU summit with Russia. The two priority issues during the Swedish ...
EU-Russia summit in Stockholm [News from the Swedish Government - 11/16/2009] On Wednesday, 18 November Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt will chair the EU summit with Russia. Minister for Enterprise and Energy Maud ...

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