EU leaders break off talks on top job nominees without result

By ELLA JOYNER, LORNE COOK and SAMUEL PETRQUIN
Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have broken off talks without reaching final agreement on the nominees for the bloc’s top jobs. Several praised the record of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a dinner summit in Brussels, and she appears on track to secure their endorsement later this month for a second term in office. Foremost in the leaders’ minds as they weighed candidates at Monday’s dinner summit were the results of recent EU elections. The June 6-9 polls saw the European Parliament shift to the right. Voters dealt major blows to governing parties in heavyweight countries France and Germany. But pro-European groups remain the biggest in Parliament. It could mean von der Leyen will stay for another five years.