Potocnik: Strategy for Growth, Jobs New Commission's Priority

Strasbourg, 9 February - The first task awaiting the new European Commission is the 2020 strategy for growth and jobs, the new Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik of Slovenia told STA on Tuesday. Potocnik's first task will meanwhile be the protection of bluefin tuna.

Strasbourg, France
Slovenia's Janez Potocnik (left), the new commissioner for the environment, speaking to French Agriculture Minister Michel Barnier on the sidelines of the European Parliament's session.
Photo: Wiktor Dabkowski/STA

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