Viliam Buchert

Sep 18, 2024 | eurotopics.net | Boris Jausovec |Knut Krohn |Viliam Buchert

18 September 2024After a few hiccups and a lot of grumbling in the selection process, Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday her list of 27 commissioners-designate for the new EU Commission. The next step is for the EU Parliament to approve her candidates. Each member state has been assigned a post, but a glance at the commentary sections shows that not everyone is satisfied with their portfolio, and opinions also differ on the overall lineup.

Mar 21, 2024 | eurotopics.net | Peter Bárdy |Viliam Buchert

Aktuality.sk sums up the duel between the two favourites: “Pellegrini is a political matador who has dozens, perhaps hundreds of debates behind him. Including very unpleasant ones. And of course he knows that his signature smile has helped him and continues to help him. So he smiled and nodded his head the whole time. ... The career diplomat and former foreign minister Korčok is a good speaker, but you could see he was nervous. Not because he was afraid of Pellegrini.