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July 3, 2019 - Germany's Ursula von der Leyen has been ratified as the new President of the European Commission, making her the first woman to fill the EU's top job.

Von der Leyen, 60, speaks fluent English and French but has had a tough time as German defense minister, a post she has held since 2013.

Her approval was a key part in the package of top jobs that EU leaders agreed upon early this month. Under the deal, the free-market liberal Renew Europe group got Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel as European Council president and the Socialists won the top parliament job. France's Christine Lagarde was put forward as head of the European Central Bank.

The rest of the commission team, which prepares a wide range of legislation from climate change to farm subsidies and digital rules, will be proposed by the EU member states, which have the right to one each.

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PUBLISHED:17/07/2019; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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