On Thursday 23 November, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe announced the list of the three candidates for the post of Commissioner for Human Rights.
They are, in alphabetical order, Meglena Kuneva (Bulgaria), Manfred Nowak (Austria) and Michael O'Flaherty (Ireland).
The centrist Meglena Kuneva has served as her country’s Deputy Prime Minister (2014-2017) and Minister of Education (2016-2017).
She was also chief negotiator for Bulgaria’s accession to the European...