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Von der Leyen gekozen tot hoofd EU-Commissie

July 3, 2019 - De Duitse Ursula von der Leyen is benoemd tot nieuwe president van de Europese Commissie Zij is de eerste vrouw die deze EU-topfunctie bekleedt.

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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