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    BULGARIA, ROMANIA PROPOSE NEW COMMISSIONERS

    EurActiv.com, Belgium
    Oct 25 2006

    In Short:

    Meglena Kuneva and Varujan Vosganian have been named as Commissioner
    candidates by Bulgaria and Romania.

    Brief News:

    The Bulgarian candidate Meglena Kuneva holds a doctorate degree in
    law and has worked on environmental issues in Bulgaria, as well as
    for international organisations, such as the World Bank. Since 2001
    she is deputy minister of foreign affairs and chief negotiator for
    Bulgaria with the EU. In 2002 she was elected special representative
    for Bulgaria to the Convention on the Future of the EU.

    Varujan Vosganian holds a doctorate degree in economics and is the
    president of the Union of Armenians in Romania. He is founder and
    former president of the "Union of the Right-wing Forces" party.

    Currently he is spokesman and MP for the Alliance of Liberals and
    Democrats for Europe. According to Mediafax, Vosganian was proposed
    and especially favoured by Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu
    Tariceanu. Tariceanu said: "I strongly believe that the solid
    political experience and the professional profile of Mr. Varujan
    Vosganian recommends him for this position."

    The official decision will be announced on October 26 2006, following
    the Council meeting.

    The European Parliament hearings of the two candidates is expected
    to take place 27-29 November 2006. The Parliament is to vote on the
    new commissioners on 4 January 2007.

    EurActiv.ro has contributed to this article.
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