Following the resignation of Thierry Breton on Monday, Emmanuel Macron has designated Stéphane Séjourné as a candidate for the post of European Commissioner.
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Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné has been appointed by Emmanuel Macron as the future European Commissioner. He will replace Thierry Breton who made a sensational exit by resigning on Monday, September 16. Stéphane Séjourné will have been relatively briefly at the Quai d’Orsay, however he is returning to Brussels where he arrives on familiar ground.
For the moment, Stéphane Séjourné is only a candidate, just as Thierry Breton actually was, since he will have to, like his 26 counterparts, pass under the Caudine Forks of the great parliamentary oral.
In theory, two factors should facilitate his hearing. First, the fact that he belongs to Renew, one of the three parties that make up the majority coalition that was re-elected to the European Parliament after the European elections of June 9.
Then, it is familiar territory because he chaired the Renew group in the European Parliament and therefore knows the workings of the institution well, as do many of the reappointed MEPs. But he is also quite familiar with the political balances with the European Council, which represents the 27 States. He therefore arrives at the Commission with notable experience in the other two European institutions.