Macron, Merkel seek common ground on EU Commission president pick: official

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FILE PHOTO: France's President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak during the informal meeting of European Union leaders in Sibiu, Romania, May 9, 2019. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Macron and Merkel want to get the process done “ideally” in June, the official said, summarizing a telephone call between the two leaders. Macron told Merkel he wanted the European Council to establish at a meeting on Tuesday that the system of the “Spitzenkandidat” to pick the Commission’s president won’t be automatic, the official said.Macron is confident a majority of member states agree on that, the source said.

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