Outgoing President of the European Council Donald Tusk holds a press conference after German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen was nominated as Commission president.

The European Council, which is made up of all EU28 leaders, nominated von der Leyen on the third straight day of gruelling talks. She will be joined by Charles Michel as European Council president, Josep Borrell Fontelles as EU foreign policy chief, and Christine Lagarde to lead the European Central Bank.

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