Ursula von der Leyen has been nominated for a second term as head of the European Commission while Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has been tapped as foreign policy chief after European Union leaders reached a late-night deal on the institution’s top jobs.
Under the agreement, reached despite resistance from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa was named to head the European Council.
“Mission accomplished! The European Council has delivered,” the body’s current chair, Charles Michel, told reporters early on Friday, following the summit in Brussels.
All three nominees are part of…
