France's Macron sees three EU posts decided at Summit, ECB later


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  • Sunday, 30 Jun 2019

French President Emmanuel Macron talks to the media as he arrives at a European Union leaders summit that aims to select candidates for top EU institution jobs, in Brussels, Belgium June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said that three of the European Union's top positions should be decided at a meeting of EU leaders on Sunday, with a decision on the next head of the European Central Bank likely to be taken at a later date.

"It's important for me that we are able to emerge from this Council with answers and the new team," Macron told reporters as he arrived for the EU leaders' summit in Brussels.

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