Britain will not name a candidate for the European Commission at least until a n...
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium March 19, 2019 REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
The move is likely to irk European Union partners as the bloc wants a new executive commission to take office on Dec. 1. and under EU rules all member states should field one commissioner. Britain is due to leave the EU by the end of January, but until then remains a full member of the 28-country bloc.
New candidates from the three countries hold confirmative hearings in the EU parliament on Thursday. If lawmakers raise no objections, the new commission could begin working on Dec. 1, officials said.
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