As EU decides top jobs, von der Leyen faces tough choice

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At a summit in Brussels, the bloc's 27 national leaders also picked former Portuguese premier Antonio Costa as the future chair of their European Council meetings and selected Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as the next EU foreign policy chief.
CNBC
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That optimistic slogan could also be used to describe the warm and fuzzy relationship between Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa, who EU leaders backed on Thursday to serve as the next presidents of the European Commission and European Council, respectively.
Politico
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It was a far cry from five years ago, when German conservative von der Leyen’s out-of-the-blue nomination caused uproar in the European Parliament due to her lack of qualifications for the most powerful job in EU politics.
ABC News Go
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The Italian prime minister has accused European leaders of acting like 'oligarchs' after a deal was struck to divvy up the EU's top jobs without her.
Daily Mail

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