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“At first, I want to hear from Gabriel Landsberg that he intends to run and want to be a commissioner. I’ve not had such a dialog, so for me all these concerns stay solely concerns. And much more so, it appears to me that it’s fairly early to begin some type of trade,” V. Čmilytė-Nielsen informed reporters within the Seimas on Thursday.
ELTA reminds that the chief of the Freedom faction within the Seimas, Vytautas Mitalas, has hinted that “liberals” will assist G. Landsbergis’ candidacy for European commissioners, judging how the conservatives will “combat” for the Civil Union invoice.
“We are going to combat for Landsberg’s candidacy as a lot as they’ll combat for the civil union,” the politician informed “Zinių radio” on Wednesday.
The Freedom Social gathering has beforehand expressed doubts about G. Landsbergis’ candidacy for European Fee (EC) members. Again within the autumn of final yr, the information portal delfi.lt wrote concerning the plan accepted by the Freedom Social gathering Board, which mentioned the actions in case the coalition companions don’t correctly assist the draft legislation on Civil Union, which is especially necessary for the “libertarians”. The doc states that if the adoption of the legislation fails, the Freedom Social gathering “could also be pressured” to dam all candidates submitted by TS-LKD to the EC.
The influential publication “Politico” lately introduced potential candidates for the brand new EC members, amongst which G. Landsbergis is talked about. It’s indicated that he would goal the European Commissioner’s portfolio associated to international coverage points.
There has already been hypothesis within the public house about the truth that G. Landsbergis might be named as probably the most practical candidate to exchange Virginijius Sinkevičius, the outgoing EC commissioner answerable for the surroundings and oceans.
Nevertheless, G. Landsbergis himself has not given a concrete reply till now – final November, when commenting on the aforementioned rumours, the minister indicated that this isn’t crucial subject for him.
The nomination of the Eurocommissioner is submitted by the Authorities after the place has been agreed with the President and the Seimas.
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