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Belgian PM elected first EU President
Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, 62, has been elected the first President of European Union. He will officially enter the office on Jan. 1.
The position is assigned for 2.5 years being and is stipulated by the Lisbon Treaty coming into effect on January 1, 2010.
Herman Van Rompuy is "a hard-line opponent of Turkey's bid to join the European Union".
