As France and Germany harden their positions on the next commission president by saying that the person must come from a core EU country, new names are still being floated.
The latest is former Irish Commissioner Peter Sutherland, according to Irish media, who was briefly mentioned at the summit last Friday (18 June) amidst a growing list of possible candidates.
Mr Sutherland, who is now chair of BP, was pushed by Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern at the meeting of EU leaders last...
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