Two women have been nominated to serve in high profile European Union positions for the first time after three days of negotiations by European leaders.
German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen has been nominated as the next president of the European Commission, whilst Frenchwoman Christine Lagarde has been proposed as president of the European Central Bank.
Both women still need to be approved by the European Parliament before taking up the posts, but Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says the nominations are an important statement Europe leads on gender equality.