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EU Leaders Propose Von Der Leyen for Commission President

EU Leaders Propose Von Der Leyen for Commission President

(Bloomberg) -- European Union leaders meeting in Brussels nominated German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen to be the next president of the EU Commission.

They picked International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde to be president of the European Central Bank.

Luxembourg’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel, posted the outcome of their negotiations on Twitter.

To contact the reporter on this story: Ben Sills in Madrid at bsills@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Ben Sills at bsills@bloomberg.net

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