EU Leaders Delay Top-Jobs Deal Before Summit Next Week

Von der Leyen was expected to get nod for new commission term
European Council, foreign-policy positions also need filling

WATCH: EU leaders had been expected to give political backing to Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as European Commission president, Antonio Costa as European Council head and Kaja Kallas as the EU’s top diplomat during a meeting in Brussels. Oliver Crook reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Jorge Valero, Ewa Krukowska, and Alberto Nardelli

June 17, 2024 at 9:49 PM UTC

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June 17, 2024 at 10:54 PM UTC

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European Union leaders postponed a deal on how to divide the bloc’s top jobs — opening the door to further bargaining before a summit next week.

Meeting in Brussels, leaders from the 27 member-states had been expected to give political backing to Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as European Commission president, ex-Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa as European Council head and Estonian PM Kaja Kallas as the EU’s top diplomat.