European Council president Donald Tusk will host a dinner for EU leaders to lay out the ground rules for selecting a new commission presidentBRUSSELS - European leaders descend on Brussels on Tuesday to launch the hunt for a new generation of top EU officials in the wake of elections that shook up traditional alliances. The key job to be filled is that of president of the European Commission, the union's powerful chief executive, a five-year post currently held by Jean-Claude Juncker. Under EU treaty law, the European Council of 28 national leaders nominates a commission president, then the new 751-member parliament ratifies their choice. And the game kicks off on Tuesday, when European Council president Donald Tusk hosts the EU leaders for a summit dinner in Brussels to lay out the ground rules. -On paper, eight of the 28 EU leaders hail from EPP parties, but Hungarian premier Viktor Orban's Fidesz is suspended and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz was sacked on Monday.

Source: Bangkok Post May 28, 2019 03:22 UTC