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Poland offered post of EU agriculture commissioner

27.08.2019 15:54
Incoming European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has offered Poland the agriculture portfolio in her new executive.
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Krzysztof Szczerski
Krzysztof Szczerski Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka

But Poland’s Krzysztof Szczerski, a senior presidential aide, withdrew his candidacy for the EU post on Monday.

“I have never dealt with agriculture and it’s not the portfolio I discussed with President [von der Leyen] when we first met. Therefore I think it’s only fair to give this position to someone else,” Szczerski said.

Michał Owczarek reports