BRUSSELS—European Union leaders began contentious talks to pick new leaders for the bloc as they seek to revive its fortunes after some of them suffered a rebuke from voters in elections last week. Five senior positions, including president of the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, and a new European Central Bank chief, are supposed to be filled by the end of October. Yet on Tuesday, the process of picking people who can help the bloc deal with its myriad political and economic challenges looked set to be bogged...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 28, 2019 17:15 UTC