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Hello and welcome to another episode of the Sea Year podcast.

I'm Sophia Bash and I'm here today with Agata

Gostenska, Jakubovska. Hi, Agatha. Hello. Hi. So, haveemos EU top jobs or have

E.U top job candidates, which doesn't sound exciting, but it actually is really exciting.

If you are in our line of work, which is EU geeks.

Who are the candidates that have been decided for the top jobs of the European Union? Agatha,

let's hear the names. So first of all, we have a candidate for the European Commission president,

and that's Ursula von der Leyen.

Yes, Ursula von der Leyen, the former German Defence Minister.

Yes, absolutely, and I'm sure you will have some insights on whether she will fit the bill.

Then the second, actually not even a candidate, but already incoming European Council President

is Charles Michel.

Yes, who's the current or outgoing Belgian Prime Minister.

Absolutely.

And then we have Spanish national, Josep Borrell, who is also former European Parliament president, and he will be

the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy, if he is approved, by the way.

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