EU Leaders Pick Von der Leyen to Stay On as Commission Head
- Portugal’s Costa, Estonia’s Kallas chosen for key posts
- Von der Leyen will still need EU Parliament confirmation
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European Union leaders nominated Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as president of the bloc’s executive arm, as part of an agreement on top jobs for the next five-year mandate.
The deal includes the election of former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa as head of the European Council and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security.