EU leaders select top officials for world's biggest trading bloc

Ursula von der Leyen is approved for a second term, Antonio Costa is nominated to take over as the next European Council President and Kaja Kallas is endorsed as the bloc's top diplomat to replace Josep Borrell.Kallas and von der Leyen should now be approved by European lawmakers. Costa's nomination only needed the leaders' approval, and he will start in his new role in the fall.

"Satisfaction," said on Thursday Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a former European Council President."For Poland and for Europe." Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made clear her displeasure at being excluded from preparatory talks with a small group of leaders who divvied up the top jobs. Meloni abstained on von der Leyen for European Commission president, the same sources confirmed. The two officials requested anonymity in line with EU practice.

Finance Finance Latest News, Finance Finance Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

European Union leaders set to endorse Von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas for the bloc's top jobsEuropean Union leaders are poised to approve Ursula von der Leyen, António Costa and Kaja Kallas as the heads of the 27-nation bloc’s top institutions for the coming years. They will be tasked with shaping policy for the world’s biggest trading bloc.
Source: AP - 🏆 728. / 51 Read more »