EU leaders fail to agree on top jobs, to decide end-August

Elected president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker answers journalists questions during a press briefing after his election at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, July 15, 2014. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders failed to agree at a summit on Wednesday on sharing out a package of top jobs in the 28-nation bloc, including a new foreign policy chief, and postponed the decision until late August.

The talks foundered over opposition to Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini's candidacy for the foreign policy role and demands by central and east European leaders that the job should go to someone from their region, diplomats said.