Bucharest has put forward a new candidate for the job of Romania's EU commissioner after the previous nominee withdrew due to concerns in Brussels over his European credentials.
Romanian media suggest the country's EU negotiator Leonard Orban is the new commissioner-designate after liberal senator Varujan Vosganian withdrew from the running for the top job on Saturday (28 October).
The withdrawal followed last week's meeting with European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso,...
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