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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11140

27 August 2014
INSTITUTIONAL / (ae) commission
Thyssen interested in becoming a commissioner

Brussels, 26/08/2014 (Agence Europe) - Belgian newspapers De Tijd and L'Echo reported on Tuesday 26 August that Belgian MEP Marianne Thyssen has openly expressed interest in becoming a European commissioner, saying she was willing and motivated to take the job.

Belgian political parties are busy negotiating the formation of a new coalition federal government and have until the end of this week to appoint the Belgian member of Jean-Claude Juncker's new European Commission. Didier Reynders,...