Belgian Prime Minister and president-elect of the European Council Charles Michel attends a press conference after the special summit of the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, on July 2, 2019. 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, was elected to be the next President of the European Council. Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, was nominated to be President of the European Central Bank. Josep Borrell Fontelles, the Foreign Minister of Spain, was nominated to be the EU's foreign policy chief. Except Michel, other candidates would have to go through formalities to get on the job. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Xinhua)
