Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva announced that the Bulgarian nomination for European commissioner is Maria Gabriel.
Bulgaria has not been represented at the European Commission since the beginning of 2017, when Kristalina Georgieva resigned as Vice-President of the EC to take up the post of Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank.
The European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker took a decision which Department is suitable for the Bulgarian nomination for European Commissioner Maria Gabriel, after their meeting earlier today. Her Department is going to be Digital Economy and Society. Mrs Gabriel will support Digital Single Market Strategy which the European Commission admitted in May 2015.The Commissioner will also contribute to the digital future of Europe which involves telecommunication networks at continental scale, cross-border digital services, and new wave of innovative starting European enterprises.
