only yesterday we were discussing that it was probably not a victory for unlimited the fact that her preferred candidate month would be a was not going to get that top position it is also a victory for another merkel or at least it could be seen as a victory for under michael the fact that it's one of her closest allies who could get that top position someone who has worked with angela merkel from the start of her chancery 2005 all right thomas thanks very much we'll be coming back to you a little bit later in the evening thomas for a political correspondent here in berlin all right let's see if we can bring in barbara visual she's been covering all of this for us from brussels and barbara i can't see what there you are if you can hear us you know we were just talking there with thomas about some of the pros and cons that people see too as an affront to them we're seeing that in europe the socialists and democrats at the center left are not very happy with this package of top jobs that have been announced the nominees that tell us more about that. yeah that's it left of course is pretty furious and they're still making strengthening gestures now in the direction of the

european leaders here in the council building because we have to feel was them in a way they had the 1st prize almost in that grasp and then because of the resistance of europe eastern european countries and italy allying itself with those eastern europeans is the whole thing failed so now they have to watch that it goes back to the conservatives whom they had hoped to sort of replace 4 fifths after 15 years of conservative presidents of the european commission they said it's time for a policy change it's also something that for instance the spanish prime minister people such as it said and from the french president they said we need to have a change we need to have something else you bought now they're going to get in the conservative bought they're going to get a woman so that is a 1st in the job and not a little sensation maybe the 1st german for over 40 years in this top job in

brussels so that of course means something for germany and of thomas says yes it is a sort of victory probably it is a real victory in the end she might be smiling quietly tourists because we know she never shows it but it away it's a triumph for her when you think this says about the pros and tire democratic process in european 6 weeks ago we had parliamentary elections and was a funnel line was not a name that was at all involved in those elections and now she is the one being nominated for this top post what does that say about this process and the democracy here the process of democracy electing you leaders. it shows that the process of democracy as the european parliament had wanted it has failed simply failed they had put out 2 candidates those of them couldn't find a majority among member states now that of course is a big consideration you can't and that those are the european rules and this is the

treaty of lisp on where those rules are put down you cannot of course have you commission president against the leaders against the governments that's not doable so that didn't fly these 2 people failed then there was a 3rd in the game. of best start she's a liberal and from denmark she for many seemed like the ideal candidate but the conservatives in europe said we are absolutely not letting go off the top job so you had to find you had to find a 3rd candidate and that is now on the line so it was by default markets barbara we're going to cut you off there because we heard that donald trust the council president speaking let's listen to what he's saying. and. against. this you. know about the votes against. even if. it's on the commission president due to the government coalition. support the

whole package. first and foremost we have chosen. for the for people's issues. for gender but. i am really happy about it after all europe is a woman i think it was waiting. to come. we have proposed. the next president of the european commission. and christine you are the president of the robot. we have for. that sharlee show is the next president of the libyan council. and president of the euro summit. as well as nominated. as the candidate for high representative of the union for in the 1st and security policy. it will now be for

there will be an palam and 2 calls from the lion for the commission president. if elected she will be the 1st woman to lead the european commission. shall michel will with his experience of better job prime minister be ideal for finding consensus and building community a monk member state. just a barua foreign minister and former president of the of the un parliament to be a strong representative from defender of the european union's interests and values in the world. christine lagarde to international background and standing current managing director of the international monetary fund be a perfect president of the your bills of about. in addition to the european look of the note of for thoughts on their alliance intentions to nominate for us to madame oath and margaret of the starker of the highest ranking vice president of the

commission. we also expect a lot from the lion to ensure an appropriate geographical balance in the team of vice presidents i wish the new leaders of the best thank you. thank you and now open the floor for your questions georgia you have to say. hello president i'm hearing your rebuttal from your octave how about the parliament i mean i know it's it's not you it's the parliament but it was anyway part of the package so. you didn't mention. what are the names. is that were discussed for. the european parliament president obviously dividing them on between 2 to. you you must be aware that. the name of sergei solution for example is circulating he going to elaborate.

for various reasons i want to be as the greatest possible we know that. this is for the parliament to decide on the names our intention is to. do to have a. president of the parliament from the socialists and democrats for the 1st. and. candidate from the p.p. . for the 2nd but this is our political opinion and our political intention but we were and really it was. all of the leaders underlying to the when they were in this that this is. only for the parliament to decide on. thank you yes they did from. thank

you so the matter from a is the m.e.c. looking at the c.v. as the next president the presence of u.c.b. is actually quite a technical role do you think that given that i met them like are there was a minister for an finest in france doesn't that actually put at risk the independence of the e.c.b. . thank you. i have known that for many yes and. i am absolutely sure that she will be. a very independent president of the european central bank. back. with the right. good evening my paper can force connla it's actually is to questions 1st of all the think that it spits in on the doesn't model now is

completely ready to be buried and secondly. do you foresee the possibility of another package is there the possibility indicates the european parliament says we don't want this thanks. no i am not a prophet it's not for me to assess what is the real chance to achieve. success in the parliament i will be the start of of them to say and i will inform and explain everything i can about this process and our intentions but of course you're right it's always of the there's a question mark with this is why we have parliament i mean to debate or discuss to argue. and then to decide to. but i hope that because the political leaders not on the prime minister prime ministers will do everything to to convince our colleagues in the parliament to. to support

this this. project through when it comes to beats and gun did that then. it was clear from the very beginning that for the rebel council on that and procedure it's not their form of self obligation it's not their legal obligation but we wanted to respected that candidate. room. whom and also the being the fair idea of. leading candidates and i think that the final result. is that demonstration that the that you want it's to respect both people and this mechanism. thank you and jim you get the last question i. think thank you very much jim brownstein from the financial times the countries

who've been chosen for the for the lead jobs they hail from france germany other member states in belgium other member states in western europe geographical balance was one of your major aims in the negotiations how well do you feel you succeeded. in our sunshine is that it's still possible maybe something more maybe like where like you that in the parliament to do this to chose the parliament to vote for president from the eastern and central europe this is. i hope so at least but that goethe it's not for us to decide to live. in. just 2 minutes ago i said those so that. we want and can do

to whom encourage. through or from the lion to to propose in appropriate geographical bellowed in the team of the president then to you know. if someone asks me what it. means i would also the that central and eastern europe as well as italy should be on board. in this both. thank you very much this country has the press conference i think you. are right barbara vessel for us there in brussels barbara we've just been watching donald tusk that you council president speaking there talking about this package nominees they now have formally nominated for the top jobs across the bloc of. the biggest name there was a funded line being nominated as the next commission president barbara let's talk a little bit about what we heard donald say you know he was speaking very carefully

even said i want to be very delicate in talking about these choices what did you take away from that. you're talking about of course the next president of the european parliament i mean he knows that parliament would just be jumping up and down screaming if you would sort of even give the slightest hint of frisk riving and name to them so what the european council the heads of state and government here talk about is just suggestions people they could imagine to sort of carry this balance between east and west and also carry this balance between center left center right and liberals in the mix so that is that is one part and the other thing of course is that we get the feeling here that this whole package the people in this package apart from christine lagarde who is a separate issue but funded line and the others on probably not going to get easy

ride in parliament there is a feeling off our people there there's a feeling that something they had gained in the way off democratic rights proposing the next commission president and the people who sort of work and then in the next top jobs that it has slipped away through their fingers now one might say it's their own fault they didn't to put up candidates that were acceptable to the e.u. governments they probably should have been a bit more middle of the road a bit more sort of looking to all sides looking to particularly eastern europe for instance. they are furious and they might need a bit of time to sort of come to calm down and think about whether they want to support this or not if they don't support this we will have a big interest in situational crisis because then we're going to have a standoff between the governments and the parliament and that is something nobody really wishes for at all because that is going to be

a side that will really put the fright in the citizens of europe or nobody seems to want that there in brussels for viewers or you're just joining us we're talking. by this package of nominees i should just go through them quickly find a line nominated as the president the european commission the belgian prime minister sharon michelle as the new president of the european council you mentioned christine legarde for the european central bank she's already said that she's temporarily stepping down from her current post at the i.m.f. and also your support. from spain for the position of a representative for foreign affairs and security policy barbara just also we heard an american speaking a little while ago and she said that she had stain from the decision concerning fund and line her current defense minister here in germany do we know why ships. yeah because it's germany get the top job and then it's sort of like good manners to step to the side and say ok you sort of figure out where the you want to go and

put. the on the table here at this point it's how it's done if you want to behave gentlemanly and that's.