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“It would have been an amazing honor to function Lithuania’s European commissioner, however I’ll proceed to serve my nation, assist Ukraine and struggle for Europe’s future in different methods,” Landsbergis stated on X.
He has requested Šimonytė to suggest one other candidate for the president to contemplate.
Landsbergis shot to worldwide fame within the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, as he’s been pushing for Western Europe and the U.S. to maximise assist for Kyiv. Vilnius is looking for the EU portfolio for membership enlargement, a key agenda for Ukraine within the subsequent 5 years, in line with a Lithuanian official granted anonymity to share the plan.
EU member international locations need to nominate commissioner picks to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen by Aug. 30, in line with a fee spokesperson.
In an emailed assertion to POLITICO, the president’s workplace stated there haven’t been any official nominations by the federal government to the president for the commissioner function.
“An intensive listing of potential candidates has been informally mentioned by the president and the prime minister in an effort to establish best-suited candidates,” the workplace’s communications crew stated, including that Nausėda is “sure” that Lithuania might meet the deadline for nominating a commissioner.
