Cyprus' candidate EU Commissioner Kadis in Strasbourg for informal meetings

Costas Kadis and other candidate EU Commissioners are in Strasbourg for informal meetings ahead of the expected announcement on 17 September by the President of the Commission of the new European Commissioners and their portfolios, CNA has learned.

According to the same information, Kadis, who has been nominated by the Republic of Cyprus as European Commissioner, is in Strasbourg, as are a number of other candidate commissioners for informal contacts pending the announcement on 17 September of the new European Commissioners and their portfolios.

Sources note, however, that the announcement may not be made on 17 September due to the resignation on 16 September of French Commissioner Thierry Breton. In his place, France has nominated outgoing Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné, who announced that he would travel to Strasbourg on 18 September.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is expected on the morning of 17 September to present the structure of the new Commission as well as the distribution of portfolios for the nominated Commissioners at the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament (EP) in which the President of the EP and the EP's political groups leaders.

President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, announced that she had a meeting earlier on 16 September with the President of the Commission, ahead of the meeting of the Conference of Presidents.

In a post on "X", Metsola notes that she had a “good discussion”  with the EU Commission President ahead of tomorrow morning's Conference of Presidents' meeting.

Metsola said she, “looks forward” to discussing the proposed Commission structure and portfolios “as our new rules foresee”.

“We'll then start the necessary process of parliamentary scrutiny and hearings. Parliament is ready,” Metsola said.

(Source: CNA)