Mimica says candidacy is recognition and responsibility

The candidacy for European Commissioner-designate with the portfolio of consumer protection makes me feel that my work is being recognised and it makes me feel responsible for the success of projects aimed at a better and stronger Europe, Croatia Deputy Prime Minister Neven Mimica said on Friday.

The Croatian government on Thursday named Mimica as European Commissioner-designate for consumer protection and submitted Mimica's candidacy for the post which European Commissioner president Jose Manuel Barroso accepted and announced the future appointment. The appointment now needs to be put to the relevant committee in the European Parliament - Internal Market and Consumer Affairs which could meet in the last week of May. After that a plenary session of the Parliament should confirm the appointment with a simple majority and this is likely to happen in June and later by common accord by the Council of the EU. Mimica is expected to step into office the day Croatia joins the bloc - July 1.

"The start of the process of appointed a European Commissioner from Croatia once again reminds of how close we are to becoming a full member of the European Union," Mimica said.

"Once European institutions endorse my appointment, it will be my pleasure to work together with the European Commission administration, member countries and the European Parliament to introduce the consumer protection policy in all relevant national and European policies," Mimica said.

(Hina)



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