Who is the president of Europe?

Answer 1

Europe does not have a president. Europe consists of many different countries, some of which have presidents and some of which have other kinds of leaders like kings or queens.

The European Union is an organisation which has 27 countries as members, which is just over half of the countries that are in Europe. In the European Union, none of the "Presidents" have any executive authority over member nations, and instead coordinate the policies of the EU itself.

President of the European Council (EU)

The first President of the newly-instituted European Council is Herman Van Rompuy from Belgium, appointed in December, 2009.

President of the European Commission (EU)

The President of the commission, the major policy body, is José Manuel Durão Barroso, who took office in October 2004 and was re-elected to a five-year term in 2009.

President of the European Parliament (EU)

This official presides over debate in the European Parliament, in the manner of Speakers of a congress. The current President, Jerzy Buzek, was elected in 2009 to a 2 1/2 year term.

None of these can be considered to be presidents of Europe.