Vienna, Brussels: Karas as a compromise candidate for the EU Fee

After the Neos and a few votes from the SPÖ, the Greens now additionally assist the First Vice-President of the EU Parliament, Othmar Karas (ÖVP), as a candidate for the subsequent EU Commissioner in Austria in Brussels. Based on “Kurier”, the proposal was already given to the federal government companion. This was not formally confirmed to the APA, however the Vice-Chancellor and the top of the Inexperienced Get together Werner Kogler stated that they “in constructive discussions”. The ÖVP wants the Greens for the federal government proposal for the EU Commissioner.

Karas himself just lately stated within the “press hour” that he can be accessible if the federal authorities approached him. The long-time mandate of the EU, which had cut up from the turquoise ÖVP lately, celebrated its farewell in Brussels after 25 years of service within the EU Parliament. Along with the President of the Parliament Roberta Metsola and the chief of the EPP Manfred Weber, a number of members of the Fee got here to the official farewell, a welcome got here from the President of the Fee Ursula von der Leyen, the predecessors Jean- Claude Juncker and José Manuel Barroso, the top of the ECB Christine Lagarde and lots of different personalities. Karas is properly linked and revered on the European stage – so Austria is more likely to get an “vital” a part of the EU if nominated, which doesn’t sound like a “newcomer”.

A number of potential candidates in play

To this point, Finance Minister Magnus Brunner, Europe Minister Karoline Edtstadler and Overseas Minister Alexander Schallenberg have been mentioned as candidates; Regardless of the frosty relationship with the ÖVP, Karas might be a form of lowest widespread denominator; it ought to be properly written by most state governors. First, the federal government should agree on one (or two) names, which might even be executed with a round decision this summer time. Then the primary committee of the Parliament offers with it. The President of the Fee, who will face the vote in Strasbourg solely in rather less than two weeks, should settle for the suggestions and decide on the division; in any case, there may be nonetheless a listening to within the EU Parliament – that will not be an impediment for Karas both.