Tusk asks leaders to support Germany's von der Leyen
European Council President Donald Tusk will ask EU leaders to back German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission president, dpa has learned from trusted sources, as efforts to broker a package of top jobs drag on.
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- Published Date: 11:34 | 02 July 2019
- Modified Date: 11:34 | 02 July 2019
EU leaders on Tuesday nominated Ursula von der Leyen as the next president of the European Commission, head of the European Council said.
In a Twitter post, Donald Tusk said the European Council has proposed the name of Leyen, who would be the first female Commission president if approved by the European Parliament.
"The European Council has agreed on the future leadership of the EU institutions," Tusk said on Twitter.
Meanwhile, the European Council also elected acting Belgian premier Charles Michel a new president of the council.
Current IMF Managing Director and France's former Finance Minister Christine Lagarde was also nominated for the post of European Central Bank's president.
Josep Borrell Fontelles -- Spain's foreign minister -- has been nominated for High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.