Government > Parties in the European Council during 2009 > Leaders > January 1 > 2009 > Leader: Countries Compared
| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Austria | Werner Faymann |
| Belgium | Herman Van Rompuy |
| Bulgaria | Sergey Stanishev |
| Cyprus | Dimitris Christofias |
| Czech Republic | Mirek TopolÇÂnek |
| Denmark | Anders Fogh Rasmussen |
| Estonia | Andrus Ansip |
| Finland | Matti Vanhanen |
| France | Nicolas Sarkozy |
| Germany | Angela Merkel |
| Greece | Kostas Karamanlis |
| Hungary | Ferenc GyurcsÇÂny |
| Ireland | Brian Cowen |
| Italy | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Latvia | Ivars Godmanis |
| Lithuania | Andrius Kubilius |
| Luxembourg | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Malta | Lawrence Gonzi |
| Netherlands | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Poland | Donald Tusk |
| Portugal | JosǸ SÇücrates |
| Romania | Emil Boc |
| Slovakia | Robert Fico |
| Slovenia | Borut Pahor |
| Spain | JosǸ Luis RodrÇðguez Zapatero |
| Sweden | Fredrik Reinfeldt |