The EU must cooperate

The new EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy and the new EU foreign minister Catherine Ashton will above all have to be able to negotiate compromises, writes the daily Berlingske Tidende: "The task facing Rompuy and Ashton will be to work in good faith with the resolutions passed by the heads of state and government. Once the heads of state and government of 27 countries have reached agreement, the ability to reach compromises is called for. And the EU leaders clearly believe that the two possess this quality. When you think of the major tasks facing the EU, there should be no doubt that it needs people who can instil a positive climate and a constructive approach to cooperation. This is crucial. If this generation of European leaders is unable to reform and modernise the continent, it will no longer be able to keep up with the US, Japan and the new giants China, India and Brazil."

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