how is he elected?
By the double majority support in the European Council
President of the European Council
Appointments, as well as the removal of incumbents, require a double majority support in the European Council.
who sits for ireland at the european council table UNANSWERABLE when was this council established? 1975 what's its purpose? It is a collegiate body that defines the overall political directions and priorities of the European Union where is their headquarters? UNANSWERABLE how many members are there? It comprises the heads of state or government of the EU member states, along with the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission is there a certain number of members required? UNANSWERABLE name a few of the current members Charles de Gaulle is one of them who is their president? The president of the European Council is the person presiding over and driving forward the work of the European Council
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President of the European Council [SEP] Introduction
However, since the 2007 Treaty of Lisbon, article 15 of Treaty on European Union states that the European Council appoints a full-time president for a two-and-a-half-year term, with the possibility of renewal once. Appointments, as well as the removal of incumbents, require a double majority support in the European Council. On 19 November 2009, the European Council agreed that its first president under the Lisbon Treaty would be Herman Van Rompuy (European People's Party). Van Rompuy took office when the Lisbon Treaty came into force on 1 December 2009 with a term stretching until 31 May 2012. His term was later extended with a second period ending on 30 November 2014.