The prime ministers of Croatia and Greece may run for the presidency of the European Commission, German newspaper Bild reports, citing EU sources. “As an EU insider told BILD, two possible alternatives have already been proposed. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (56, a powerful and influential member of the European People’s Party) and Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (54, won the internal elections this week) have expressed interest,” the Bild article says.
In March of this year, the European People’s Party voted to support European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as a candidate for the post of European Commission President.
The President of the European Commission is appointed by the European Parliament, the elections to which will be held on June 6-9 this year.
