The british government has refused to set a commissioner, and the EU gives the green light to the candidate list.
the EU member states on Monday formally approved a new EUROPEAN Commission can take hold of the work 1. december without a british commissioner.
First, the European Parliament must however approve of the EU Commission, by a vote later in the week.
the EU countries finds that the Uk has refused to comply with the obligation to nominate a candidate.
– It must not undermine the union and union-institutions ‘ daily work, and it can therefore not stand in the way of the next EU Commission can begin its work, writes the EU countries.
member States have approved a list, where only 27 of the EU’s 28 member states are represented, including future president Ursula von der Leyen, and future foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
the Treaty says that all member states must be represented in the EUROPEAN Commission.
The uk government’s justification for rejecting the von der Leyens invitations to present a candidate has been the current efforts to leave the european UNION and the parliamentary elections in less than three weeks.
the Uk is to leave the EU Kaçak Bahis by the end of January next year. However, it can happen before, if the parties want it.
The functioning of the EU-Commission has opened an infringement procedure against the Uk. It is the task of the commission to enforce the treaty, if a member state does not live up to its obligations.
Monday’s decision means that the European Parliament can vote on the next EUROPEAN Commission on Wednesday this week in Strasbourg.
Monday is the EU Commission’s current president, Jean-Claude Juncker, back on the job after an operation. The 64-year-old boss has got treatment for an aneurysm, which is a fairing on a vein.
An aneurysm can be dangerous if it bursts with blood to follow.
will Become the next EUROPEAN Commission approved on Wednesday, the luxembourger only a week’s work again. Recently, the EU Commission approved, however, that Juncker may keep an office and a driver after his retirement.
Thus he can continue to work – in a slightly different role – should he have the desire.
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