At the request of Commission President-designate José Manual Durao Barroso, the Latvian government has nominated a new candidate for its European Commissioner -after its first candidate failed to impress MEPs.
According to agency reports, the new candidate will be Andris Piebalgs, who worked as "chef de cabinet" to Sandra Kalniete - Latvia's member of the Prodi Commission.
Latvian Prime Minister Indulis Emsis told reporters it was "an unanimous decision", according to Agence Fra...
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