Minister for Finance Michael McGrath tipped for nomination as Ireland’s EU commissioner
said there was a “consensus” emerging among national leaders of the 27 EU countries to get behind Ms von der Leyen for another five years as president of the commission.
There has been a concerted push following the recent European elections to settle the question of who will be the next commission president sooner rather than later. “I don’t think there will be any gratitude from Irish citizens or European citizens if politicians here in Brussels are talking for weeks on end about who is going to do what,” Mr Harris said on his way into the meeting.
Meanwhile, the Government is expected to make a decision on who it plans to nominate as Ireland’s next EU commissioner shortly, possibly as early as the coming days. In accordance with an agreement struck between the party leaders at the beginning of the Coalition’s term in 2020, the appointment will be Fianna Fáil’s to make. Mr McGrath’s name is the one most frequently mentioned around Government as the likely nominee.
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