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How not to botch the upcoming EU leadership reshuffle

The great scramble for top Euro-jobs is upon us, alas

Lots of suited EU bureaucrats with ladders, scramble towards a large plinth on the top of a hill
Illustration: Peter Schrank

Editor’s note (February 19th): On February 19th Ursula von der Leyen announced that she would seek a second term as president of the European Commission.

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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “The great scramble begins”

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