Press Release: The Juncker Commission: Maroš Šefčovič proposed as Vice-President for Energy Union, Violeta Bulc as Transport Commissioner

The Council of the European Union adopted on the 15 October 2014 the list of Commissioners-designate amended by President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker the day before to include the name of the new Slovenian candidate, Violeta Bulc.

President-elect Juncker was therefore able to announce the intention to attribute the Transport portfolio to Violeta Bulc, Slovenian candidate for Commissioner. Consequently, Maroš Šefčovič, Slovak Commissioner-designate, would have been allocated the portfolio of Vice-President for Energy Union.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: President-elect Juncker asks the Council to add Violeta Bulc to the list of Commissioners-designate http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-president-elect-juncker-asks-the-council-to-add-violeta-bulc-to-the-list-of-commissioners-designate/

EurActiv, 16.10.14: Šefčovič promoted to Energy Union, Bulc gets transport http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-priorities-2020/sefcovic-shuffled-energy-union-bulc-gets-transport-309216

ESO: Background information: Šefčovič “grilled” by MEPs http://www.europeansources.info/record/sefcovic-grilled-by-meps/

ESO: Background information: Towards the Juncker Commission http://www.europeansources.info/record/towards-the-juncker-commission/

Delo, 16.10.14: Even EU Commissioners need prep time (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE152053-Even-EU-Commissioners-need-prep-time

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