With European leaders agreeing on the three names to fill the EU’s top jobs, the wheels have been set in motion for the next five years in the European Union. What comes next? ADVERTISEMENT In a shorter-than-expected European Council meeting, the leaders of the EU’s 27 member states approved the candidates for the bloc’s top...
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Von der Leyen, Costa and Kallas have been approved for EU top jobs. Who are they? What do they do?
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails In the wake of the elections for EU Parliament, European Union leaders have agreed on the officials who will be the face of the world’s biggest trading bloc...
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EU leaders to agree on top jobs despite Meloni discontent
European leaders are due to announce their choices for the top jobs at the EU’s helm at a two-day summit in Brussels, with current Commission president Ursula von der Leyen set to be nominated for a second mandate. The summit began with the signing of a security cooperation agreement between the EU and Ukraine. Ukrainian...
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EU in turmoil as fuming Meloni claims ‘oligarchs’ given all the best jobs
The European Union faces being plunged into crisis, after a bitter row over top jobs in Brussels broke out among the bloc’s leaders. Europe’s politicians have been holding discussions over the past week to nominate candidates for the EU’s top three jobs. Poland’s Donald Tusk and the Greek leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a video conference...
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EU tensions boil over as Italy lashes out at backdoor deals over top jobs
Tensions in the European Union risk exploding as the leader of the third-largest economy in the bloc slammed backdoor deals on EU top jobs. Far-right leader and Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni claimed the opinions of European voters were not being taken into account on the delicate issue of appointing the next leaders in...
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Privately-educated staff at ‘elitist’ BBC occupy a third of best-paid positions
PRIVATELY-educated BBC staff occupy a third of its best-paid jobs — sparking accusations of elitism. The number on £150,000 or more almost doubled from 37 to 68 in the past two years, the corporation’s figures show. 2 BBC boss Tim Davie, on £525,000, went to £43,000-a-year Whitgift School, South LondonCredit: Getty 2 Chief content officer...
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Commissioner asks how lying Northamptonshire police chief got job
20 hours ago By Martin Heath and Sam Read, BBC News, Northamptonshire BBC/Sam Read The police, fire and crime commissioner, Danielle Stone, said she could not understand why Mr Adderley lied on his CV Northamptonshire’s police, fire and crime commissioner has said she does not understand how the county’s disgraced former chief constable got his job in...
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UK editor backs out of top Washington Post job after US scrutiny of his past
The British journalist hired to lead the Washington Post’s newsroom has backed out of the job after the US newspaper’s own reporters began digging into his past. Rob Winnett, the deputy editor of the Daily Telegraph, had been due to take over the Washington Post newsroom in the autumn. He has decided to stay with...
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EU disaster as ‘furious’ row breaks out among leaders over top jobs stitch-up
An unseemly row has broken out among European leaders over the allocation of top jobs within the European Union. Centrist parties managed to claim another majority in the European Parliament in the wake of the June elections, fending off challenges from nationalist and far-right opponents. The European People’s Party (EPP), the Socialists and the Liberals...
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The fortunes set to be made by ex-MPs as they slot straight into top jobs
While his former Conservative Party colleagues were last week battling on the nation’s doorsteps for their political lives, Dominic Raab was some 3,700 miles away settling in to his own post-Westminster future. The former deputy prime minister and foreign secretary told a high-powered investment conference in Washington DC, where he was appearing in his new...
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The best paid WFH jobs in Britain: How firms are scrambling to attract talent by paying Brits up to £150,000 to work remotely post-Covid
When the UK was plunged into the first Covid lockdown, many believed working from home was a temporary measure – and that normal working habits would resume post-pandemic. Yet more than two years since the last restrictions were lifted in Britain, and after bosses repeatedly asked workers to return to the office, people continue to...
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David Lammy: Everything you need to know about the UK’s new foreign secretary
Labour’s David Lammy is known as one of the most outspoken members of the party’s frontbench – having had his own national radio show until earlier this year. He will now be the face of the UK’s policy abroad, having been appointed to the role of foreign secretary – one of the top jobs in...