The President-elect of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is expected to start formal “hiring” interviews with the future Commissioners on 27 August.
At this stage, 25 Member States have put forward candidates (see other news). France and Italy’s nominees are still missing, while the United Kingdom formalized its decision not to participate in the process in a letter on 23 August, given its imminent exit from the EU.
Belgium is the latest country to have announced the name...