EU aims to complete top jobs jigsaw puzzle on June 30


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  • Thursday, 20 Jun 2019

French President Emmanuel Macron, European Council President Donald Tusk and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a meeting prior the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 20, 2019. Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool via REUTERS

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders will meet again on June 30 to seek agreement on who should inherit the bloc's top jobs - including the head of its central bank - after failing to get a deal in talks dragging into the small hours on Friday.

The 28 national leaders meeting in Brussels for secret deliberations - no aides or phones allowed - remained at odds over who should next steer the EU, with French President Emmanuel Macron blocking German Chancellor Angela Merkel's pick.

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