EU leaders , who are negotiating for the highest posts in the union, have agreed to nominate Ursula von der Leyen for a second term as president of the European Commission, DPA reported, citing BTA, citing sources involved in the negotiations.< /p>
Estonian Prime Minister Kaia Kalas will be the new head of the European Union's foreign policy.
As part of the deal, negotiators also agreed that former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa will be the next president of the European Council.
Estonian Prime Minister Kaia Kalas will be the new head of the European Union's foreign policy.
The agreement comes ahead of a summit of EU leaders on Thursday and Friday in Brussels, which will decide who will lead the European Union's institutions for the next five years.
To be nominated, von der Leyen needs the support of a "enhanced qualified majority" by EU leaders representing at least 20 countries and 65% of the population of the European Union.