File photo taken on June 5, 2019 shows Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde speaking during a conversation at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington D.C., the United States. The European Union leaders on Tuesday agreed on the future leadership of the EU institutions, proposing Ursula von der Leyen, the female German Defense Minister, to be the next European Commission President. Charles Michel, the Prime Minister of Belgium, is elected to be the next President of the European Council. Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, is nominated to be President of the European Central Bank. Josep Borrell Fontelles, the Foreign Minister of Spain, is nominated to be the EU's foreign policy chief. Except Michel, other candidates would have to go through formalities to get on the job. (Xinhua/Ting Shen)
