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Planning for the Future A Sneak Peek at Tomorrow's Europe

European leaders have long insisted they will do everything to save the euro. Now, a plan is forming that would dramatically change the architecture of the European Union. Brussels would be granted a significant say in national budgets and debt would be communalized. But the hurdles such a plan might face are high. Von Konstantin von Hammerstein, Christoph Pauly und Christoph Schult

A Sneak Peek at Tomorrow's Europe - JOHANNES EISELE/ AFP

Europe's Safe Choice The Technocrats at the Top of the EU

Europe's leaders have chosen two competent but dull technocrats to be the EU's first president and foreign minister. The uninspired choice shows the determination of national leaders to hold on to power -- and the limits of what is currently possible within the bloc. Von Hans Hoyng und Hans-Jürgen Schlamp

The Technocrats at the Top of the EU - Yves Logghe/ AP

Europe's New Leadership 'Who' for President, 'I Don't Know' for Foreign Minister

The appointment of Herman Van Rompuy and Catherine Ashton to the European Union's top spots has many scratching their heads. The two are relatively unknown, but expectations are so low, they can only exceed them. Von Carsten Volkery

'Who' for President, 'I Don't Know' for Foreign Minister - A0173 epa belga Dirk Waem/ dpa

Who is Van Rompuy? New EU President's Life Motto Is 'Quiet Determination'

Herman Van Rompuy is a practicing Catholic who belongs to the conservative wing of the Flemish Christian Democrat party. He likes haiku poetry and prefers the Beatles to the Stones. Von Jeroen van der Kris

New EU President's Life Motto Is 'Quiet Determination' - A0173 epa belga Dirk Waem/ dpa

New EU President and Foreign Minister Europe Chooses Nobodies

Europe's leaders are relieved that the wrangling over the EU's new positions of president and foreign minister is finally over. But they have no reason to be proud. Once again, the EU has missed an opportunity to boost its standing on the global stage. Von Carsten Volkery

Europe Chooses Nobodies - AFP

The Search for An EU President Europe's Politicians Vying for Top Job

The list of discarded names continues to grow: Tony Blair, Jean-Claude Juncker, David Miliband. But the search for candidates to fill the European Union's top two posts continues -- and the smart money is on the least-known candidates, like Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy. Von Carsten Volkery

Europe's Politicians Vying for Top Job - FRANCOIS LENOIR/ REUTERS

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