Who Speaks for Europe? A conversation with Herman Van Rompuy

9 May 2025
15:30
Brussels, Belgium
By Brussels Institute for Geopolitics

Yet again Europe is finding its historical footing in the throes of crisis. With conflict on the eastern front and a trade war to its west, can Europe find the political and strategic vocabulary to articulate its place in the world?

Who can embody the European narrative? Who will take Europe beyond the identity formed at its inception – one that now feels out-moded, based on a belief that war was a thing of the past.  Can anyone lead a geopolitical Europe?

To mark Europe Day and the 75th anniversary of the Schuman declaration, the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics is honoured to host Herman Van Rompuy, the first permanent President of the European Council (2009–14) and former Prime Minister of Belgium (2008–09).

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