Romania and Estonia ask to replace their EU commissioners
Cretu-Ansip resigned, now MEPs. Juncker, 1m per commissioner
09 July, 18:49"Now the responsibility lies with the Council, including the consequences on the budget underlined by Juncker when he made his proposal", the spokeswoman said. Then the spokesperson underlined that the consequences include "1 million euro per commissioner due to costs related to salaries, pension rights, offices, transitional and cabinet allowances". Last week, the regional policies and the digital single market were temporarily assigned to commissioners Johannes Hahn and Maros Sefcovic. The procedure will now follow the rules established by the treaties, including the hearing before the EU Parliament. "Juncker intends to interview candidates in the coming days", the spokeswoman announced. (ANSA).