The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/herman-van-rompuy/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:48:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Herman van Rompuy | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/herman-van-rompuy/ 32 32 Ukraine, EU sign historic trade and economic pact https://www.timesofisrael.com/ukraine-eu-sign-historic-trade-and-economic-pact/ Fri, 27 Jun 2014 11:45:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1018266 Kiev 'paid the highest possible price to make her European dreams come true,' says country's president

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]]> EU president removes Nazi sympathizer’s poem from site https://www.timesofisrael.com/eu-president-removes-nazi-sympathizers-poem-from-site/ Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:36:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=870474 After Belgian Jews protest, Herman Van Rompuy claims Cyriel Verschaeve's 'The Seagull' was mother-in-law's favorite work

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]]> EU president says no military solution in Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/eu-president-says-no-military-solution-in-syria/ Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:33:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=757458 Herman Van Rompuy stresses that only a negotiated political solution can bring an end to 28-month conflict

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]]> Arab League ‘not optimistic’ about peace talks https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-league-not-optimistic-about-peace-talks/ Thu, 24 Oct 2013 01:38:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=723298 Spokesman demands a more active US role in negotiations; report indicates Netanyahu may be ready to meet with Abbas

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]]> Obama seeks world leaders’ support to strike Syria https://www.timesofisrael.com/obama-seeks-world-leaders-support-to-strike-syria/ Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:34:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=664024 US president runs into opposition from Russia, China and even the EU, which declares it too soon for military action

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]]> Merkel: Arms export freeze will help curb Egypt violence https://www.timesofisrael.com/merkel-arms-export-freeze-will-help-curb-egypt-violence/ Sun, 18 Aug 2013 20:57:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=640606 German chancellor stresses growing unease with developments in the Middle Eastern state

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]]> Cairo march nixed over ‘security concerns’; army chief says he won’t back down https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-beefs-up-security-ahead-of-planned-rallies/ Sun, 18 Aug 2013 12:18:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=639998 First comments by el-Sissi come as Cairo girds for more violence; other protests to still go ahead, Islamists say; EU to review relations with Egypt

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]]> EU to ‘urgently review’ its relations with Egypt https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-on-edge-after-storming-of-protester-mosque/ Sun, 18 Aug 2013 07:14:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=639734 Despite violent clashes that saw 173 killed Saturday, a defiant Muslim Brotherhood vows to persist with Cairo demonstrations

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]]> Swastika, anti-Semitic slogans spray-painted on Toulouse building https://www.timesofisrael.com/swastika-anti-semitic-slogans-spray-painted-on-toulouse-building/ Thu, 03 Jan 2013 03:52:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=331504 French city was the site of March 2012 attack that killed Jewish teacher and three school-children

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]]> Chief rabbis call on EU to investigate anti-Semitism after attack in Venice https://www.timesofisrael.com/chief-rabbis-call-on-eu-to-investigate-anti-semitism-after-attack-in-venice/ Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:57:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=331174 Gang of Arab youths reportedly assault, seriously injure American Jewish tourist; ADL has said anti-Semitism in Europe at 'disturbingly high levels'

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]]> EU receives Nobel Peace Prize for taking continent from war to peace https://www.timesofisrael.com/eu-receives-nobel-peace-prize-for-taking-continent-from-war-to-peace/ Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:17:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=309010 Amnesty International says Europe should not 'bask in the glow of the prize,' warns xenophobia and intolerance are on the rise

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]]> Bosnia urged to include Jews in joint presidency as condition for EU membership https://www.timesofisrael.com/bosnia-urged-to-include-jews-in-joint-presidency-as-condition-for-eu-membership/ Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:30:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=34353 The EU has been asking the authorities in Bosnia to establish a stronger central government and also change the country's constitution, saying it violates human rights

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