Tomaž Vesel withdraws as candidate for EU commissioner

Ljubljana, 6 September - Tomaž Vesel has withdrawn as candidate for EU commissioner and PM Robert Golob has accepted his withdrawal, Golob's office said on Friday. Vesel said that based on talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen he had concluded that they had divergent views on the functioning of the new European Commission.

Ljubljana Tomaž Vesel withdraws as Slovenia's EU commissioner candidate. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA File photo

Ljubljana
Tomaž Vesel withdraws as Slovenia's EU commissioner candidate.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
File photo

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