A member of the honour guard stands guard prior to the informal meeting of European Union leaders in Sibiu, Romania, May 9, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
SIBIU, Romania (Reuters) - European Union leaders meeting in Romania on Thursday will pledge unity "through thick and thin" after the turmoil of Brexit and will have their first go at assigning the bloc's most powerful jobs.
The bloc will hold European Parliament elections on May 23-26 and the outgoing chamber has already named its lead candidates - or "Spitzenkandidaten" - to become the next president of the new executive European Commission this autumn.
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