Cyprus is weighing potential nominees for its next European Commissioner as Brussels prepares for a shake-up of top EU jobs, with the incumbent health chief, Stella Kyriakides, among the names circulating, a report said on Thursday.
\nPresident Nikos Christodoulides has not ruled out reappointing Kyriakides for another term, the EU news website Politico reported.
\nOther names mentioned as possible candidates include former finance minister Haris Georgiades, ex-energy minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis and current foreign minister Konstantinos Kombos.
\nPolitico writes that while some expect Christodoulides to replace Kyriakides, whose performance in Brussels has been viewed as \u201cmixed at best\u201d, her reappointment chances could increase closer to elections as balancing other ambitions becomes harder.
\nCyprus may again get the health portfolio, Politico said, though \u201cthe Cypriot shipping lobby is pushing for the transport portfolio\u201d.
\nMembers states nominate candidates for the College of Commissioners, who are then chosen by the incoming president. Nominees face hearings before the European Parliament confirms their appointments.
\nA new Commission leadership will take over later this year after May\u2019s European Parliament elections.European Commissioner. Cyprus, European Commissioner, potential nominees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cyprus is considering potential nominees for the next European Commissioner, with current health chief Stella Kyriakides among the names circulating. President Nikos Christodoulides has not ruled out reappointing Kyriakides for another term. Other possible candidates mentioned include Haris Georgiades, Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, and Konstantinos Kombos. The Cypriot shipping lobby is pushing for the transport portfolio, but Cyprus may again get the health portfolio. The new Commission leadership will take over later this year after the European Parliament elections in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":12874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10929,2510,4422,1031,3,153,358,7517,379,10983,1213,1216,569,518,1392,210,1823,28,148,3331,193,1799,3138,10984,4843,2405,503,4620,796,10982,618,114,8239,8568,6305],"class_list":["post-12873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","tag-appointments","tag-brussels","tag-candidates","tag-christodoulides","tag-cyprus","tag-elections","tag-energy","tag-energy-minister","tag-eu","tag-european-commissioner","tag-european-parliament","tag-european-parliament-elections","tag-finance","tag-finance-minister","tag-foreign-minister","tag-health","tag-increase","tag-jobs","tag-local","tag-news","tag-nikos-christodoulides","tag-parliament","tag-performance","tag-potential-nominees","tag-president","tag-president-christodoulides","tag-president-nikos-christodoulides","tag-report","tag-shipping","tag-stella-kyriakides","tag-top","tag-top-news","tag-transport","tag-website","tag-who"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n