While facing tough resistance from eastern European countries, Frans Timmermans could be named as the EU's next chief executive. DutchmanTimmermans FMTnews
BRUSSELS: Dutch socialist politician Frans Timmermans is on course to be named as the EU’s next chief executive – diplomats and officials said on Sunday, hours before European Union leaders meet to decide who wins the bloc’s top posts in Europe.
“It looks to be Timmermans for the European Commission president,” one diplomat involved in the talks told Reuters, a view echoed by a second envoy when asked about the process of selection for five top posts for a new five-year mandate. German parliamentary adviser Tobias Teuscher told Reuters that European Council President Donald Tusk has proposed giving the post to the Socialist and Democrats political bloc, of which Timmermans was the lead candidate in May European Parliament elections.
Under that plan, German centre-right EU lawmaker Manfred Weber wanted to take the European Commission presidency, as the European People’s Party is the biggest political alliance. Many governments want a balance of men and women and to avoid the top jobs going to members of western EU governments.
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