New Overview of possible nominations by Member State

This document includes a summary of the names that have been speculated to be nominated by their national governments for the next mandate of the European Commission starting in autumn 2014. Both official nominations for few countries and rumoured politicians are listed. Also, the desired portfolio is added for those Member States that have expressed it.

Please note that official nominations by the Member States will continue over the next weeks, while the Commissioners will be vetted by the in October following hearings with all nominated candidates.

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List of countries:

Austria

Belgium Greece

Bulgaria Hungary

Croatia Ireland Slovakia

Cyprus Italy Slovenia

Czech Republic Latvia

Denmark Lithuania Sweden

Estonia United Kingdom

Finland Malta

France

Johannes Hahn European Commissioner

Austria Michael Spindelegger Gergana Passy Finance Minister Bulgaria ex. Europe Minister

Doris Bures Sergei Stanishev Desired portfolio: Transport Minister Foreign affairs MEP

Pieter De Crem Defence Minister

Belgium ALDE President Croatia European Commissioner

Marianne Thyssen MEP

Anders Fogh Rasmussen NATO Secretary General MEP

Cyprus Helle Thorning-Schmidt Prime Minister

Ioannis Kasoulides Desired portfolio: Foreign affairs Minister Foreign affairs Mette Gjerskov MP, ex. Agriculture Minister

Pavel Mertlík

ex. Finance Minister

Czech Andrus Ansip Republic Prime Minister

Pavel Telička Desired portfolio: Economic, finance MEP, ex. European Commissioner

Official nomination

Jyrki Katainen Günther Oettinger Finland ex. Prime Minister, European Commissioner Germany European Commissioner Desired portfolio: Economic, finance Desired portfolio: Energy

Official nomination Official nomination

Pierre Moscovici ex. Finance Minister

Dora Bakoyannis Christine Lagarde ex. Foreign affairs Minister IMF Manging Director France Greece

Jean-Marc Ayrault Kostis Chatzidakis ex. Prime Minister ex. MEP, ex. MP, ex. Minister Desired portfolio: Competition, VPHR, Desired portfolio: EC President Élisabeth Guigou Foreign affairs MP, ex. MEP and Europe Minister

Mario Monti ex. Prime Minister, ex. European Commissioner

Foreign affairs and Trade Minister Enrico Letta ex. Prime Minister, ex. MEP Hungary Italy Enikő Győri Europe minister Massimo D’Alema President of FEPS, ex. Prime Minister

Desired portfolio: Foreign affairs Foreign affairs Minister

Phil Hogan Environment Minister

Eamon Gilmore Foreign affairs and Trade Minister

Ireland Latvia ex. Prime Minister Brian Hayes MEP Desired portfolio: Economic, finance

Ruairi Quinn Official nomination Education and skills Minister

Vytenis Andriukaitis Health Minister

Karmenu Vella

Lithuania Malta Tourism Minister

Juozas Olekas Defence Minister Official nomination

Jeroen Dijsselbloem Jean-Claude Juncker Finance Minister (President of Eurogroup) ex. Prime Minister

Frans Timmermans Luxembourg Netherlands Employment Minister Foreign affairs Minister

Jean Asselborn Liliane Ploumen Foreign affairs Minister Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Minister

Dacian Cioloș Vitor Gaspar European Commissioner ex. Finance Minister

Portugal Vasile Pușcaș Romania Diplomat, ex. MP Paulo Portas Deputy Prime Minister Corina Crețu MEP Desired portfolio: Agriculture

Radosław Sikorski Foreign affairs Minister

Maroš Šefčovič Poland Slovakia European Commissioner

Jacek Rostowski

ex. Finance Minister

Official nomination Desired portfolio: Foreign affairs

Janez Potočnik Fredrik Reinfeldt European Commissioner Prime Minister

Alenka Bratušek Slovenia ex. Prime Minister Carl Bildt Sweden Foreign affairs Minister

Anton Rop

EIB Vice-President Cecilia Malmström European Commissioner

Miguel Arias Cañete MEP

Ana Pastor Julián Spain Public work and Transport Minister United Andrew Lansley Kingdom Leader of the House of Commons

Luis de Guindos Jurado Economy and Competitiveness Minister