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epa07718866 (FILE) - German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen at the beginning of a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, 03 July 2019 (reissued 15 July 2019). Media reports on 15 July 2019 state Ursula von der Leyen has announced via Twitter that she will resign from her post as German Defense Minister on 17 July 2019. A vote on von der Leyen's nomination as the head of the European Commission will take place at the plenary session of the European Parliament on 16 July. EPA/CLEMENS BILAN