David Cameron has lost his battle to prevent arch-federalist Jean-Claude Juncker from getting the EU's top job.
As expected, European leaders have backed Luxembourg's former leader to be European Commission President, in what critics argue is an "complete humiliation" for the British Prime Minister.
Mr Cameron has been campaigning against the appointment of Mr Juncker, arguing he would block reform of the EU.
The PM argued Mr Juncker was not the "right person" for the post He forced a vote on the nomination, breaking with tradition that the Commission chief is approved by consensus of the EU's national heads of government.
In the end only Hungary joined Britain in voting against Mr Juncker's appointment, which was approved by a margin of 26-2.
His nomination, which must be confirmed by a vote in the European Parliament, was announced by European Council president Herman van Rompuy on Twitter.
He wrote: "Decision made. The European Council proposes Jean-Claude Juncker as the next President of the European Commission."
The former Luxembourg premier had the backing of Germany's Anglea Merkel Responding to the vote, Mr Cameron tweeted: "I've told EU leaders they could live to regret the new process for choosing the Commission President. I'll always stand up for UK interests."
Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander said: "The outcome of today's summit represents an abject failure of leadership for David Cameron.
"Defeat for David Cameron was not inevitable. Yet is was predictable. Because for the past four years he's been burning bridges with our European allies when he should have been building alliances."
Speaking earlier, Mr Cameron argued there were times when "you stick to your principles and you stick to your convictions".
The European elections "showed there is huge disquiet about the way the European Union works", he argued.
The PM said: "He's not the right person to take this organisation forward.
"I am very clear about the right thing to do. I know the odds are stacked against me, but that doesn't mean you change your mind, it means you stand up for what you believe and vote accordingly."
Mr Cameron has warned fellow leaders of "consequences" if they press ahead with the nomination of Mr Juncker, with British officials making clear he fears his appointment will fuel Euroscepticism in the UK and make it more likely that Britons will vote to quit the EU in the referendum he is planning for 2017.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said: "I think what's clear is that any cards that Mr Cameron may have had to play have been spent, and have been lost over a futile battle that he was bound to lose from the beginning.
"The renegotiation now doesn't look very likely.
"He has been been humiliated today but worse than that he actually looks very isolated."
Eurosceptic Conservative backbencher John Redwood did not view Mr Cameron's isolation in Brussels as a problem.
Writing on his blog, the former Cabinet minister said: "The battle over Mr Juncker was but the first skirmish in a long negotiation of a new relationship for the UK with the rest of the EU.
"If the rest of the EU continue to be so unsympathetic to UK requirements, more UK voters will draw their own conclusions about the desirability of our continued membership."
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