EC questions Romania’s latest commissioner nomination
There are “serious doubts that Romania’s nomination [for the position of European Commissioner] was legitimately sent by the interim government,” EC spokesperson Mina Andreeva stated on October 30. It is an issue that needs to be addressed in Romania, she added, Mediafax reported.
One day earlier, dismissed prime minister Viorica Dancila, reportedly addressing a request in this regard sent by EC President-elect Ursula von der Leyen, proposed former EU affairs minister Victor Negrescu for the post.
President Klaus Iohannis harshly criticized the PM’s decision to send this new nomination.
Meanwhile, the EC asked the Romanian authorities to settle on a candidate so that the voting for the new European Commission team can move on.
