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Germany's former defence minister Ursula von der Leyen has been approved as the next president of the European Commission. She wants half of her 26-strong commission to be female (Photo: Archive: U.S. Secretary of Defense)

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Von der Leyen faces gender battle for commission posts

It seems almost inevitable that Ursula von der Leyen will have a tough fight with the governments of the EU member states over the gender balance of their nominations for EU commissioners.

Von der Leyen, approved as the new president of the European Commission by the European Parliament on Tuesday (16 July), promised that she would ensure "full gender equality" in her team of EU commissioners.

"If member states do not propo...

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Germany's former defence minister Ursula von der Leyen has been approved as the next president of the European Commission. She wants half of her 26-strong commission to be female (Photo: Archive: U.S. Secretary of Defense)

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