国际英语资讯:EU leaders agree on top positions, naming von der Leyen to be Commission president
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 2-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>, <span word="proposing">proposing</span> <span word="Ursula">Ursula</span> <span word="von">von</span> <span word="der">der</span> <span word="Leyen">Leyen</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="President">President</span>.</p><p><span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>.</p><p><span word="Christine">Christine</span> <span word="Lagarde">Lagarde</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Monetary">Monetary</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nominated">nominated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>.</p><p><span word="Josep">Josep</span> <span word="Borrell">Borrell</span> <span word="Fontelles">Fontelles</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nominated">nominated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>.</p><p><span word="Except">Except</span> <span word="Michel">Michel</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="formalities">formalities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="Von">Von</span> <span word="der">der</span> <span word="Leyen">Leyen</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unacceptable">unacceptable</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span>, <span word="von">von</span> <span word="der">der</span> <span word="Leyen">Leyen</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 28 <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span>.</p><p>"<span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Tusk">Tusk</span>, <span word="current">current</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>' <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.</p>
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