Prime Minister Luis Montenegro announced on Wednesday the selection of Maria Luis Albiquerque as European Commissioner.
The European Commission president’s proposal for the composition of her new College of Commissioners is due to be made public in mid-September, following country nominations and interviews with the person in charge, with a view to taking office by the end of the year.
Of the EU’s 27 member states, four have yet to announce their choice: Belgium, Bulgaria, Italy and Denmark. The official deadline is next Friday, August 30.
The request for countries to submit names was made in letters sent in late July by the President of the European Commission to EU heads of government and state, in which the person in charge defended a “gender-balanced College of Commissioners”.
The President of the European Commission is responsible for the selection and allocation of the various portfolios, taking into account the geographical size of the country, the skills of the candidates and their preferences following the nomination of candidatures by countries.
Author: Morning mail And Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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