EU Council president Donald Tusk on Thursday (4 July) urged MEPs not to seek an institutional battle with the the EU Council of member states – and not to reject the first woman nominated by national leaders to run the EU Commission for the next five years.
EU Observer: Tusk warns MEPs against institutional battle on top jobs
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov (L), European Council President Donald Tusk (C) and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker give a joint press conference with on the sidelines of an European Union leaders' summit, without Britain, to discuss Brexit and eurozone reforms on June 29, 2018 at the Europa building in Brussels.