With European leaders agreeing on the three names to fill the EU’s top jobs, the wheels have been set in motion for the next five years...
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Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Kaja Kallas have been tipped to lead the European Union in the next five years. ADVERTISEMENT White smoke in...
Via live-feed from Lisbon, former Prime Minister António Costa briefly appeared to say that he was “delighted” to be part of the “team” with Ursula von...
The two-day summit will focus on the EU top jobs, the Strategic Agenda for the next five years, military support for Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war....
National leaders failed to agree on who should get the EU’s top jobs last week — so now it’s time for another high-stakes summit in Brussels....
Exclusion from a preliminary deal to allocate the bloc’s top jobs following June’s elections has enraged Italy’s prime minister Giorgia Meloni who’s now considering formally abstaining...
Technically, von der Leyen doesn’t need the support of all EU leaders to be picked for another term. She can sail through with the backing of...
This is “undemocratic at multiple levels,” said Alberto Alemanno, professor of EU Law at HEC Paris. The rules to elect the new EU leadership are largely...
Despite the reported deal, the decision will not become official until the 27 leaders gather in a summit later this week. ADVERTISEMENT The six European Union...
On top of securing a second term for Germany’s European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and another two and a half years for Malta’s Roberta...
What are the next steps? The three main political groups’ lead negotiators are in constant talks about locking in the current top jobs package when EU...