Secret ballot: The Pole still counts in the fight for the position of the European Data Protection Inspector – determined the Brussels correspondent Polish Radio Beata Płomecka. In the secret ballot of the EU ambassadors Wojciech Wiewiórowski received 14 votesand his competitor, Bruno Gencarelli, despite the powerful lobbying from the Italians 13 votes. In turn, on the Commission of the European Parliament, Italy was the mountain. Deadlock I am trying to break the dish that will manage in the second half of 2025 work European Union.
No agreement: Wojciech Wiewiórowski, who in the last five years headed this office and is applying for re -electionis one of the two most serious candidates. The selection process is extended because the EU countries and the European paraperation cannot reach agreement.
Fight for an important position in the EU: At the beginning of the year it was Four candidates. The favorite of the Member States was Wiewiórowski, but in the January vote on the Commission for Civil Liberty of the European Parliament was the third. Since then, the Brussels correspondent heard Polish Radio Beata Płomecka, the Italians launched diplomatic offensive and forced the candidacy of their countryman.
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Source: Ar