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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) is going ahead with assigning Commissioner portfolios. Pictured: Barroso caresses a cow during the inauguration of the Sonnenhof Fondation in Bischwiller, near Strasbourg, France, 24 November 2009
The EC released Wednesday the full name list of nominees of the 27 member states for the positions at the new Commission.
EC President Jose Manuel Barroso is said to go ahead with the allocation of the various portfolios, and the hearing at the European Parliament is going to take place in January.
"I am pleased to have received nominations from all Member States. Now it is my job to allocate the right portfolios to the right people. I look forward to present a strong Commission team to the European Parliament," Barroso is quoted as saying.
The full list of nominations is as follows:
Commissioners designate for the next Commission
Austria - Johannes Hahn
Belgium - Karel De Gucht
Bulgaria - Rumiana Jeleva
Cyprus - Androulla Vassiliou
Czech Republic - Štefan Füle
Denmark - Connie Hedegaard
Estonia - Siim Kallas
Finland - Olli Rehn
France - Michel Barnier
Germany - Günther H. Oettinger
Greece - Maria Damanaki
Hungary - László Andor
Ireland - Máire Geoghegan Quinn
Italy - Antonio Tajani
Latvia - Andris Piebalgs
Lithuania - Algirdas Šemeta
Luxembourg - Viviane Reding
Malta - John Dalli
The Netherlands - Neelie Kroes
Poland - Janusz Lewandowski
Romania - Dacian Ciolo?
Slovakia - Maroš Šef?ovi?
Slovenia - Janez Poto?nik
Spain - Joaquín Almunia
Sweden - Cecilia Malmström
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