EU Commission: Fight starts for top jobs in Brussels
Posted on AllSides May 28th, 2019
From The Center
EU leaders are heading to Brussels to consider candidates for the organisation's most important jobs in the wake of parliamentary elections.
The presidency of the EU Commission, currently held by Jean-Claude Juncker, is among those up for grabs.
One of the candidates, Frans Timmermans, compared the process to brutal TV drama Game of Thrones.
The elections saw the big centrist blocs lose their majority with nationalists and Greens gaining ground.
It leaves the EU more fragmented, so finding consensus may be harder than in the past.
The talks over dinner...
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