NEW EU AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SAFETY COMMISSIONERS NOMINATED
September 1st, 2014
IRISH Environment Minister Phil Hogan has been nominated as the new agriculture commissioner for the European Union today. Assuming he is confirmed by the European Parliament, he should start his new job on Nov 1. Meanwhile, Vytenis Andriukaitis of Lithuania will become the EU’s new health and food safety commissioner. One novel aspect of the new team under the incoming president of the Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker is that there will be six influential vice presidents (who are also commissioners) charged with coordinating the work of commissioners in broad ...
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