Slovenia nominates Tomaz Vesel for European Commissioner

Ljubljana, July 26 (IANS) The Slovenian centre-left government on Friday nominated Tomaz Vesel, a former head of the national Court of Audit, as its candidate for European Commissioner.

Head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is expected to begin talks with candidates from all European Union (EU) member states next month, after which she will assign their areas of responsibility. The commissioners, who serve a five-year term, must also receive approval from the European Parliament.

Vesel, 57, served as president of the Slovenian Court of Audit from 2013 to 2022 and was a supervisor for the