EU leaders back Ursula von der Leyen for second term as president
Estoniaβs PM, Kaja Kallas, set to become the EUβs top diplomat, while former Portuguese PM AntΓ³nio Costa takes over as president of the European Council
Ursula von der Leyen has clinched the nomination to serve a second term as president of the European Commission, despite Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloniβs complaints of a βwrongβ process.
Estoniaβs prime minister, Kaja Kallas, is set to become the EUβs top diplomat, representing the bloc on the world stage for the next five years. The former Portuguese prime minister AntΓ³nio Costa has been elected to take over as president of the European Council, putting him in charge of finding compromises between the 27 heads of state and government.
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