Ole Ryborg, the European Editor of the Danish weekly magazine Mondag Morgen sees the Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite as a best candidate for the post of the EU President.  In his article ‘Grybauskaite for President’ in the EUObserver.com Mr Ole Ryborg writes;

‘…When you look at it this way, the most obvious candidate turns out to be the Lithuanian president, Dalia Grybauskaite. She is known as the “Iron Lady” because she is tough towards everybody – and that will be needed in the European Council.

As a commissioner for the budget she proved herself to be a master of detail. Negotiating the financial perspectives will be one of the most important tasks for the President.

She is from a small new member state from the north and so is far better placed than almost anybody else to explain to the Poles that the war is over. She is a conservative, which fits nicely with the ambition to appoint a socialist foreign minister.

If the new post is to become a success, heads of state and government are well advised to analyse the job demands before they appoint anybody. If they do that, things could well point them in the direction of Lithuania.’…