Germany's Ursula von der Leyen nominated to lead EU Commission
EU leaders have put forward their nominations for the bloc's top jobs, with a
woman for the first time proposed as European Commission chief.
The surprise choice of German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen to
replace Jean-Claude Juncker came after the main front-runners were rejected.
IMF chief Christine Lagarde has been nominated as the first woman to head the
European Central Bank (ECB).
The announcement follows days of difficult negotiations.
EU領導們已經提出他們的集團工作名單，
其中有位女性成為首位被提名為歐盟執行委員會主席的女性。
德國國防部長馮德萊恩在前面幾位被提名者被否決後，
出乎意料成為接替前任克勞德·榮克的選擇之一。
國際貨幣基金組織首席提名拉加德已經是第一位歐洲中央銀行(ECB)主席的女性候選人。
在提名宣布後緊接著是數日的艱難討論協商。
In all, EU leaders were tasked with nominating five people for the top jobs.
Belgian liberal Prime Minister Charles Michel is nominated to replace
European Council President Donald Tusk while Spain's Josep Borrell is
proposed as foreign policy chief.
The fifth key role - president of the European Parliament - is to be chosen
on Wednesday. Possible candidates include German centre-right MEP Manfred
Weber and Bulgarian socialist Sergei Stanishev.
Most of the roles must be ratified by parliament.
EU領導將位高級幹部提名5個人
保加利亞自由派總理被提名取代EU高峰會原主席唐納·圖斯克，同時西班牙的
Josep Borrell被提名對外事務執行
第五個重要職務