European leaders have agreed to give two of the top four EU jobs to women, after a marathon series of negotiations that had appeared deadlocked
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German defense minister Ursula Von Der Leyen has been proposed as candidate for president of the European Commission, and International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde has been nominated for the presidency of the European Central Bank.Outgoing European Council president Donald Tusk called the appointments"a perfect gender balance.
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