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EU Top Team Heavyweights Face Parliament Test

The heavyweights of the EU's new top team are to be quizzed by lawmakers in Brussels on Tuesday during confirmation hearings that are set to lay bare political dividing lines within the bloc.

International Business Times

Von der Leyen has tightened her grip on the EU’s steering wheel – and is moving it subtly to the right

The European Commission president’s new team reflects her ruthlessness in crushing critics, rewarding loyalty and showing who is the boss

The Guardian - UK

Push for gender equality stalls as men dominate nominations for EU commission

Hopes that the next European Commission would be equally made up of women and men are floundering after member states put forward an overwhelmingly male list of candidates – defying EU chief Ursula von der Leyen's instructions to submit balanced picks.

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Showdown Looms Over 'Boys' Club' Lineup For EU Commission

A showdown is brewing over the gender makeup of the next European Commission after member states put forward an overwhelmingly male candidate lineup -- in open defiance of EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.

International Business Times

Estonia's new government is formally appointed. Its first priority is to improve state finances

Estonia’s president has formally appointed a new government after lawmakers in the Baltic country gave the green light to Prime Minister-designate Kristen Michal’s three-party coalition Cabinet

The Independent UK

Ursula von der Leyen re-elected to a second 5-year term as European Commission president

Lawmakers at the European Parliament have re-elected Ursula von der Leyen to a second 5-year term as president of the European Union’s executive commission

The Independent UK

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen elected for second five-year term

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday was re-elected for a second five-year term. In a final pitch before the vote, the former German defence minister pledged to create a joint European defence union and to lead the fight to preserve a democratic “European way of life”.

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Ursula Von Der Leyen Seeks Second Term Amid Challenges

Ursula von der Leyen seeks reelection as EU Commission President amidst challenges and support. Vote outcome will shape Europe's response to pressing issue...

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The EU's Women-led Top Team

Ursula von der Leyen, who is expected to be confirmed as European Commission president for a second term on Thursday, is one of three women in the five top European Union jobs.

International Business Times

Europe: Estonia PM Kaja Kallas resigns to take up EU foreign policy role – as it happened

Kallas has been nominated to serve as the EU’s next high representative for foreign affairs, succeeding Josep Borrell

The Guardian - UK

Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas steps down to become EU's top diplomat

Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has stepped down as the leader of the Baltic country to become the foreign policy chief of the European Union later this year

The Independent UK

Fuming EU Partners To Show Hungary PM 'Yellow Card'

Hungary is raising the hackles of its EU partners with a go-it-alone diplomatic initiative on Ukraine by its prime minister, Viktor Orban, slammed by Brussels as rogue troublemaking.

International Business Times

NATO Is Spending More On Defence, But It's Likely Not Enough

Spurred on by Russia's war in Ukraine and the spectre of Donald Trump's potential return to the White House, more of NATO's European members are finally hitting the alliance's defence spending target.

International Business Times

‘Let’s get to it, my friend’: world leaders congratulate Starmer on election win

Canadian PM hails Labour’s ‘historic victory’, while Israel’s president says he hopes to ‘deepen the close friendship’

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The Independent UK

World leaders quick to welcome ‘friend’ Keir Starmer as new PM

Israeli president Isaac Herzog said he looked forward to working together to bringing home hostages taken by Hamas

France 24

Von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas endorsed for the EU's top jobs

European Union leaders have agreed on the officials who will hold the key positions in the world’s biggest trading bloc in the coming years for issues ranging from antitrust investigations to foreign policy. German conservative Ursula von der Leyen has been reinstalled as president of the European commission for another…

The Guardian - UK

Kaja Kallas: the Russia-defying Estonian PM poised to lead EU foreign policy

Critics fear Kallas’s unyielding nature makes her the wrong fit to succeed Josep Borrell but allies admire her strength and clarity

Al Jazeera

Von der Leyen gets nod for second EU term, Estonia’s Kallas as top diplomat

Leaders strike deal at a summit where Antonio Costa was also named as the next head of the European Council.

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The Independent UK

Von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas have been approved for EU top jobs. Who are they? What do they do?

European Union leaders have agreed on the officials who will be holding key positions at the European Commission, Council, and foreign policy service in the wake of the EU Parliament elections

The Guardian - UK

EU leaders back Ursula von der Leyen for second term as president

Estonia’s PM, Kaja Kallas, set to become the EU’s top diplomat, while former Portuguese PM António Costa takes over as president of the European Council

International Business Times

EU Summit Strikes Deal On Von Der Leyen For Commission Chief

EU leaders struck a summit deal Thursday to return Ursula von der Leyen as head of the powerful European Commission, while tapping Estonia's prime minister Kaja Kallas as the bloc's top diplomat.

Radio France Internationale

Von der Leyen returns as commission boss after EU strikes deal on top jobs

EU leaders struck a summit deal Thursday to return Ursula von der Leyen as head of the powerful European Commission, while tapping Estonia's prime minister Kaja Kallas as the bloc's top diplomat.

The Guardian - UK

EU centrists’ deal paves way for von der Leyen to return as commission president

Agreement between three pro-European blocks would make Estonian PM top diplomat and former Portuguese PM council president

Radio France Internationale

EU leaders delay appointments for top positions, but von der Leyen likely to secure second term

EU leaders met in Brussels without reaching a final agreement on candidates for the bloc's top positions. However, several leaders praised European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's record, indicating she is on track to secure their endorsement for a second term at a summit later this month.

The Guardian - UK

EU leaders move closer towards giving second term to Ursula von der Leyen

European Commission president appears likely to keep her job as meetings continue to decide who gets top EU roles

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