EU ROUND UP – PAINT LOBBYSISTS FACE EXPERIENCED NEW EUROPEAN COMMISSION TEAM FOR 2024/9
September 23rd, 2024
New members of the European Commission have been proposed for the next 2024-29 term, starting November 1, with paint and coating industry lobbyists facing experienced hands in the key trade and economy/de-regulation portfolios. Re-appointed Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has nominated Maroš Šefčovič, of Slovakia, as trade and economic security; interinstitutional relations and transparency Commissioner, for example. Šefčovič has been a commissioner since 2009 – an exceptionally long tenure – and was involved in negotiating the EU-UK Northern ...
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