EU top jobs remain unfilled

European Union leaders in Brussels remained divided on early Monday afternoon over who should lead their main institutions.

After the summit convened on Sunday evening failed to find a compromise, current European Council President Donald Tusk resorted to bilateral talks.

Tusk and some leaders of EU member states are reportedly supporting Frans Timmermans to be the next president of the European Commission, succeeding Jean-Claude Juncker. A Dutch centerleft politician, Timmermans is now commission vice-president.