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New EU Commission: Spain, Portugal and Denmark nominate their candidates

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Published: August 29th, 2024,
Last updated: September 14th, 2024

Teresa RIBERA RODRIGUEZ
Nominated: As Spain’s climate minister for many years, Teresa Ribera already knows Brussels well.

Three more countries have nominated their candidates for the new EU Commission: Maria Luís Albuquerque is to take a seat on the EU Commission for Portugal. This was announced by Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro on Wednesday. Albuquerque served as Portugal’s finance minister from 2013 to 2015. She is a member of the country’s Partido Social Democrata (PSD), a liberal-conservative party that is part of the EPP.

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