After a long and tumultuous week in Brussels, where EU heads of government and dates finally named the EU's new leadership - which earned them a scolding from the European Parliament - reverberations from the top job nominations process will still be felt.
After a lightning visit to Strasbourg and Brussels, EU Commission president nominee, German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen, will now need to keep on campaigning among MEPs to secure her confirmation.
European lawmakers ...
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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.