… about the new European Commission portfolios and the list of proposed candidates, here is a short reminder for the next Commission (and all journalists writing about national ‘winners’ and ‘loosers”):
1. The Commission shall promote the general interest of the Union and take appropriate initiatives to that end. [...]
3. (…) The members of the Commission [...]
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New German EU Commissioner: Günther Oettinger
The secret has been kept very well. Günther Oettinger was actually not one of the likely candidates. Several other people were thought to have better chances, for example Wolfgang Schäuble, Elmar Brok, Peter Hintze, Peter Altmaier, Roland Koch …even Peer Steinbrück.
So who is Günther Oettinger? He is Ministerpräsident (CDU) of Baden-Württemberg and a somewhat diffult [...]
