Belgium will nominate Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadja Labib as the next European Commissioner, local media reported, citing a decision by the "Reformation Movement" party. (RD), cited by BTA.
Earlier today, it was clarified that the country missed the initial deadline for submitting the proposal. The European Commission noted that this term was not legally binding.
An EC spokesman today declined to specify how many candidates have been nominated by EU countries for European commissioners, whether gender equality will be ensured and whether the draft composition of the new commission will be presented to the leadership of the European Parliament on September 11, as expected.< /p>
Belgium was choosing between Labib and its previous European Commissioner, Didier Reynders - both from RD. News of today's decision comes amid reports in European media that women among the proposed European commissioners are a minority, and that the RD is the party that will be the next Belgian European commissioner, due to the distribution of posts in the next federal government.
In the June elections, the RD ranked as the second political force and is expected to participate in a government led by the winners of the New Flemish Alliance.