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Hospodářské noviny | To finally have influence in Brussels. The government is pushing the maximum number of Czechs into the new European Commission

According to Politico, two thousand people have sent their CVs to the future head of the EU's common foreign policy, Kaja Kallas. This way they are applying for a place in her cabinet, i.e. in the team of her closest collaborators. Including assistants, there are usually up to 20 people in the cabinets of individual commissioners. Viktor Daněk, deputy director of the EUROPEUM Institute, and Filip Křenek, EUROPEUM analyst, commented for Hospodářské noviny.

In the Media

30. September 2024

Our governments have never been very good at negotiating cabinet seats. Five years ago, it ended in a debacle for Andrej Babiš's government.

If Czechia wants to increase its influence in the EU, it is strategic to elect a Czech to head the cabinet who will be interested in staying in a high-ranking position in Brussels after the end of his or her five-year mandate and strengthening the Czech voice in European institutions.

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