Poland replaces EU Commissioner candidate
Krzysztof Szczerski, who was originally appointed as Poland’s candidate for the next European Commission, withdrew himself from consideration Monday after a meeting with President-elect Ursula von der Leyen, after she proposed that the country get the agriculture portfolio.
“I think this portfolio is so important for Poland that it should go to someone who has been dealing with agriculture their whole life,” he said on Polish radio RMF FM.
Szczerski suggested the candidacy of Janusz Wojciechowski, and Warsaw later confirmed that it has nominated Wojciechowski to be a commissioner.
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