The 28 leaders of the EU have been discussing for two days after the European elections about top post, but nothing has been decided. The speculations are shooting into the herb. Submission to the next summit. Bernd Riegert from Brussels.
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The fight for the award of the Top Jobs
Speculation about personnel decisions, read coffee grounds, and look in the political crystal ball are one of the favorite pastimes of politicians, EU officials and journalists in Brussels. This Tuesday, the second day after the European elections, which has shifted the political balance in the Parliament, there were a lot of rumours in the “Brussels bubble” right there. The 28 heads of state and government, representing the member States, discussed at an informal dinner about who should be the next head of the powerful EU Commission. At the same time, also supervisor of the presidency of the European Council, about the new exterior and the President of Parliament decided. At the end of the Executive chair is distributed in the European Central Bank. The confirmed German Chancellor Angela Merkel after the meal.
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“Nothing is decided”, said the current President of the EU Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, at the beginning of the summit and something in the air out of the bubble left. The experienced Juncker was right. “The name we have not talked about today,” said Chancellor Angela Merkel after the summit. It is the only criteria for the candidates, Profiles, and procedures had been established. “Now everyone has to go with to Rate. We agreed that we can’t make a decision.”
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Tusk is to explore, communicate, compensate for
The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, got the job, until the next summit meeting in four weeks with all the governments and the political groups in the European Parliament, exploratory conversations and to formulate a proposal. According to the European treaties, the Council proposes the candidate for the President of the Commission, of a European head of government close. The European Parliament then elects that candidate, or the candidate. Since, according to the European election, the Christian Democrats and the social Democrats together is no longer a majority, at least still needed the liberals, and perhaps also the Greens, to find a broad approval for the new top-of-the man or the woman. “This time it is different and more complicated”, said Chancellor Merkel.
Top candidates: Yes or maybe?
The President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, gave the heads of state and government realize that the great majority of the groups, except the liberals, to the fact that one of the top suggested candidate from the election campaign of the President of the European Commission. Chancellor Merkel said that the Council had taken this message seriously, even if not all of the 28 were convinced of the concept of top candidates. You yourself, as Merkel’s support as a CDU politician, of course, the candidate of the Christian democratic group, Manfred Weber.
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and other more liberal leaders do not want to talk about the content and objectives for the European policy and then on people. Macron did not mention the name Weber. He rejects the claim of the Parliament, that a top candidate was out of the question. “There is no automaticity,” said Macron. He supports more of the Danish EU Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, but which was not formally field a candidate in the liberal and on election night officially for the Post of the President of the Commission has advertised.
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“No tear wounds”
The dispute with names and Items with each other and with the Parliament, the heads of state and government postponed once. “We must prepare the proposal so that no wounds are torn,” said German Chancellor Angela Merkel. She noted that soon also about the new Seven-year EU budget, the “medium-term financial framework”, decided needed to be. “So how we handle today with care to each other, will decide how we will be able to work together.” Translated this means: The staff Poker should not overshadow the financial decisions. Germany is the largest net payer in the EU and corresponding has weight in the budget negotiations.
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The Chairman of the European Council, Donald Tusk, said he was ready to start as soon as possible with the exploratory talks. A Balance between the interests of the small and large States, the southern and the Northern States, the party of families and the groups in Parliament to get will not easy. It was clear, however, that at least two of the four to be awarded the EU positions should be occupied by women, said Tusk. Added to this is the top post at the European Central Bank, the German Federal Bank President Jens Weidmann in an interview should be.
Weber is the front – at least in the betting offices
Up to the first session of the new European Parliament of the proposal for the top-of-the personnel decision is expected to be ready. Until then, may continue to be cheerful speculation and also betting. The Association of European betting offices published these rates for the EU-Commission President: Manfred Weber (CSU), 36.4 percent, Michel Barnier (Christian Democrat) 33.3 percent, Frans Timmermans (social-Democrat) of 11.1 percent, and Margrethe Vestager (Liberal) 11.1 percentage of opportunities.