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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated that three political "families" have agreed to propose Ursula von der Leyen for President of the European Commission, António Costa for President of the European Council, and Kaja Kallas for the position of High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs, upon his arrival at the European Council leaders summit in Brussels on Thursday.

The delayed agreement on staffing top positions in the EU‘s institutions for the next five years has finally been reached, after causing reasonable concerns.

"We must completely rule out New Year's celebrations," Costa told reporters after a video meeting with ministers, adding that people would not be allowed to leave their homes between 1 pm and 5 am from January 1st to January 3rd, Reuters reports.