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Czech PM Petr Fiala with his Italian opposite number and a visibly annoyed new EU 'kingmaker', Italy's Georgia Meloni: next week’s EU summit, when candidates will officially be announced, will not be easy (Photo: European Union)

EU horse-trading hots up with power-plays for trio of top jobs

With the names of the three major candidates clear and agreed upon by the three main European political families, reaching a preliminary deal on the EU's trio of top jobs (Commission, Parliament and Council presidencies) seemed straightforward — until Monday night's dinner proved otherwise. 

Now next week’s European Council (27 and 28 June), when the cand...

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Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

Czech PM Petr Fiala with his Italian opposite number and a visibly annoyed new EU 'kingmaker', Italy's Georgia Meloni: next week’s EU summit, when candidates will officially be announced, will not be easy (Photo: European Union)

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Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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