Czech TV: Deputy minister for European affairs could become nominee for European commissioner’s post

If Czech political parties do not agree on a new European commissioner, the caretaker government could nominate Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marek Mora for the post, Czech Television reported. However, speaking on a TV debate programme on Sunday, Czech Foreign Minister Pavel Kohout said Mr Mora’s name had not come up in this regard. Mr Kohout said that in any case there were a few weeks in which to find a suitable candidate, given that the make-up of the new European Commission would probably not be on the agenda at an EU summit in Brussels at the end of next week. The caretaker prime minister, Jan Fischer, has urged political parties to reach agreement on a nominee. Otherwise, he said, his government would choose one themselves.