What the readers of “Krone” had known since Wednesday morning was officially confirmed a few hours later. ÖVP Finance Minister Magnus Brunner will be the new EU Commissioner. Which ex-minister was considered a serious alternative, which department Austria could get and what else the Greens could negotiate about.
Almost exactly a month before the deadline and yet much later than expected, the black-green federal government agreed to nominate ÖVP Finance Minister Magnus Brunner for the red-white-red ticket for EU commissioner. A basic agreement was reportedly reached in a final round of negotiations on Tuesday evening. Green Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler slept on it again and finally gave the green thumbs up on Wednesday morning.
Source: Krone
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