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FORMER FINNISH PM LOSES OUT ON EU TOP JOB SPOT AFTER ALL THE LOBBYING……

 

Heh.

In all honesty, it’s entirely irrelevant who’s put in charge of rearranging the deck chairs of the sinking Titanic.

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Finland’s Katainen misses out as Tusk and Mogherini take EU top jobs

Poland’s Prime Minister since 2007, 57-year-old Donald Tusk has a long history in his country’s politics. At the same time in Brussels, Italy’s Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini was appointed the EU’s new foreign policy chief. Jyrki Katainen did not turn out to be the “dark horse” of the appointments.

Puolan pääministeri Donald Tusk.
Donald Tusk. Image: Stephanie Lecocq / EPA

The European Union has chosen Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk to be the chair of the European Commission, the top official who chairs EU summits and mediates between the 28 governments. His new colleague is Federica Mogherini, fresh new EU foreign policy chief.

The news was first reported by the erstwhile Commission chair Herman Van Rompuy via his Twitter account.

Both politicians were strong contenders for their now-confirmed placements. Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, for one, commented that were he a betting man, he would have considered both Tusk and Mogherini shoe-ins for their positions.

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