German-Italian Marco Di Costanzo will now step down after two years in the role. It is understood he will be taking up another post in the Schwarz retail empire, which owns Lidl, once a successor is named in the New Year.
26 EU member countries supported this historic decision, despite tough and lengthy negotiations and threats from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to veto.
He's playing / horse trading..............
However, Orbán still managed to mar the celebration by blocking €50 billion in financial aid to Ukraine. Now, EU leaders are seeking a solution to this problem next year.