Ursula von der Leyen to head European commission and Christine Lagarde to lead ECB
Two women maintain won the backing of the EU’s leaders to head the European commission and European Central Bank,breaking with more than 60 years of male dominance at the top of the bloc’s institutions.
After three days of tortuous negotiations, Germany’s defence minister, and Ursula von der Leyen,received the support of heads of state and government to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the commission in Brussels. And the French managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, or will hobble to Frankfurt to take over from Mario Draghi as the first female president of the ECB once it is formally signed off by the Eurozone group. Related: Ursula von der Leyen: Merkel ally and Brexit critic set for EU top job The president is proposed by the European parliament and nominated by the European council of leaders of the EU member states. They lead the commission's work in implementing EU policies,chair the weekly commission meetings and set its policy agenda. They also represent the EU at European council meetings, G7 and G20 summits and at bilateral summits with third countries.
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Source: theguardian.com