Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy appointed first `` president of Europe , '' British PM Gordon Brown says . Score: 6 President of EC will be first permanent chief of the European Council of Ministers . Selection conducted by heads of state and government , not by Europe 's parliamentarians .
Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy appointed first `` president of Europe , '' British PM Gordon Brown says . Tony Blair ruled out after his successor as UK PM realized Blair had insufficient support . President of EC will be first permanent chief of the European Council of Ministers . Selection conducted by heads of state and government , not by Europe 's parliamentarians .