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Donald Tusk was heckled by some MEPs after he failed to address the concerns about EU countries ignoring the lead candidate system (Photo: European Parliament)

Tusk warns MEPs against institutional battle on top jobs

EU Council president Donald Tusk on Thursday (4 July) urged MEPs not to seek an institutional battle with the EU Council of member states - and not to reject the first woman nominated by national leaders to run the EU Commission for the next five years.

In a speech summing up the EU summit that named the new European leadership team of top posts, Tusk said he hoped for"good cooperation between our institutions".

"To some, the parliament represents genuine European democracy beca...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

Donald Tusk was heckled by some MEPs after he failed to address the concerns about EU countries ignoring the lead candidate system (Photo: European Parliament)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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