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Hospodářské noviny | Síkela will help defy China in Brussels. How important portfolio has he been given?

The Czech government wanted EU Commissioner nominee Jozef Síkela to be put in charge of the economic portfolio in the new European Commission. Síkela himself preferred energy, but instead he will end up in charge of the "international partnership and Global Gateway strategy" in Brussels, a less influential post than trade, which Prime Minister Fiala was pushing through. Filip Křenek, an analyst at EUROPEUM Institute, commented for Hospodářské noviny on the post Síkela has been given by Ursula von der Leyen.
17. September 2024

The development agenda is not an entirely natural choice for the Czech Republic. It is not an area in which the Czech Republic has a strong profile. On the other hand, this portfolio would grow in importance given the need to diversify trade and investment relations.

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