Czech Radio | Government agrees on Síkela as new Czech EU Commissioner
The Czech government has nominated its current Minister of Industry and Trade, Jozef Síkela, for the role of European Commissioner, aiming to secure an economic portfolio. In doing so, they are bypassing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's request to put forward both a male and a female candidate. Viktor Daněk, Deputy Director of EUROPEUM Institute, discussed the decision and its implications on Czech Radio.
25. July 2024
I think the pick of Jozef Síkela clearly shows that this is the ambition of the Czech Republic. Czech governments always wanted to gain an economic portfolio and it never really happened, even though Věra Jourová, the current commissioner, was quite close to the agenda, at least with the digital agenda. But with Síkela and his background, it is safe to say that Czechia was never as close to getting an economic agenda as it is now.
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