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Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, left, shakes hands with President of the European Parliament David Sassoli before their meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

EU Parliament chief questions ‘European Way of Life’ title

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European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager talks to journalists outside of the EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. The incoming president of the European Union's powerful executive arm nominated Denmark's Margrethe Vestager to the position of EU Commissioner for a Europe Fit For the Digital Age. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Big Tech’s ‘nemesis’ in EU gets new term - and more power

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, left, greets incoming European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen prior to a lunch meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

27 named to EU commission; UK’s spot unfilled due to Brexit

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European Commission president-elect seeks rebalancing of EU

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EU president-elect praises Croatia as bloc’s ‘role model’

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Ursula von der Leyen, right, designated European Commission President, and Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki arrive for a news conference in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, July 25, 2019.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

EU president-elect in Poland for talks on migration, law

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Germany's Ursula von der Leyen smiles as she delivers her speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday July 16, 2019. Ursula von der Leyen outlined her vision and plans as Commission President. The vote, held by secret paper ballot, will take place later today. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Von der Leyen confirmed as new European Commission president

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Ursula von der Leyen gestures after being elected as the new European Commission President at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

Von der Leyen: pro-EU fixture in Merkel’s Cabinets

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Germany's Ursula von der Leyen delivers her speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday July 16, 2019. Ursula von der Leyen outlined her vision and plans as Commission President. The vote, held by secret paper ballot, will take place later today. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

The Latest: German minister confirmed for top EU post

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German defense minister resigns to pursue EU’s top job

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EU political groups won’t back nominee before vote

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Italy's David-Maria Sassoli shows seven fingers for the number of voices missing to be elected as President at the European Parliament in the first round vote in Strasbourg, eastern France, Wednesday July 3, 2019. European Union legislators are gearing up to elect their parliamentary leader — a decision that will complete the bloc's drawn-out appointment process for its top jobs. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

The Latest: EU nominee seeks support, vows to listen

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Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis, left, speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. European Union leaders continued a third day of talks to seek a breakthrough in a diplomatic fight over who should be picked for a half dozen of jobs at top EU institutions. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

The Latest: Macron says EU picks reflect Franco-German bond

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FILE-In this Aug. 2, 2017 file photo German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen arrives for the cabinet meeting of the German government at the chancellery in Berlin. EU leaders reconvened Tuesday July 2, 2019, for a formal summit to consider a list of top job candidates that may have Ursula von der Leyen becoming president of the executive European Commission. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file)

Von der Leyen: pro-EU fixture in Merkel’s Cabinets

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Merkel’s party debates merits of German national service

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