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Von der Leyen returns as commission boss after EU strikes deal on top jobs

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa have secured the EU's top jobs. © AFP

Brussels (AFP) – EU leaders struck a summit deal Thursday to return Ursula von der Leyen as head of the powerful European Commission, while tapping Estonia's prime minister Kaja Kallas as the bloc's top diplomat.

The late-night accord carves up the EU's top institutional jobs for the five years to come, with former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Costa to head the European Council bringing together member states.

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