Coalition reaches compromise on candidate for European Commission

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Coalition reaches compromise on candidate for European Commission

PoliticsGreek Politics 28/07/2014 - 12:53 Tags: European Union

Greece has decided to nominate current Defense Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos as its representative for the new European Commission after he proved to be the most appropriate compromise candidate.

Avramopoulos’s nomination was confirmed on Sunday after Prime Minister Antonis Samaras spoke to one of the frontrunners for the job, ex-Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis to inform her that she would not get the nod.

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