EU heavyweights advise Bulgaria to nominate Georgieva for Ashton’s job

EurActiv reported on the 26 June 2014 that the ambassadors of several Western EU countries had indicated their countries’ support for Kristalina Georgieva, the Bulgarian Commissioner responsible for Humanitarian Aid, to be nominated for the new EU executive, indicating that she might get the post of foreign affairs chief held at the time by Catherine Ashton.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Bulgaria heads for early elections after EU vote http://www.europeansources.info/record/bulgaria-heads-for-early-elections-after-eu-vote/

ESO: Background information: Polish FM nominated for top EU foreign policy role http://www.europeansources.info/record/polish-fm-nominated-for-top-eu-foreign-policy-role/

EurActiv, 04.07.14: Green leader calls for Georgieva to succeed Ashton http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/green-leader-calls-georgieva-succeed-ashton-303298

EurActiv, 14.07.14: Juncker tries hard to get Georgieva on his team http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/juncker-tries-hard-get-georgieva-his-team-303453

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