The Government’s spokesperson, Oana Marinescu, declared on Friday that the name of the European Commissioner representing Romania will be made public by the European Commission’s president, Jose Barroso.
The prime minister considers that the procedure is justified since the future European commissioner will be more than an ambassador to Brussels, his position being as a minister in an European Government.
Adrian Ciocanea, state secretary in the Integration Ministry, explained for HotNews.ro that the naming of an European commissioner is made according with the candidate’s area of expertise and the available portfolios.
The list of Romanian candidates has seven names: Anca Boagiu, Integration Minister, Monica Macovei, Justice Minister, Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, Cristian David, Foreign Minister and delegate minister for foreign financing programs, and state secretaries Leonard Orban, Gyorgy Frunda and Varujan Vosganian.
The European Commission currently employs 25 commissioners, one for each member state.
