Fico: Gov't Supports Maros Sefcovic for Post in New European Commission

Brussels/Bratislava, April 18 (TASR-correspondent) - The Slovak Government will support the bid of incumbent European Commissioner Maros Sefcovic for a post in the next 2024-29 European Commission, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced after an extraordinary two-day EU summit in Brussels, TASR learnt from its special correspondent in Brussels on Thursday. Fico pointed out that Sefcovic serves his third full European Commission mandate and if he received another offer, it would make his fourth term of office. No other European commissioner in the history of the EU has ever served four full mandates. "They ask Maros Sefcovic for cooperation every time difficult issues arise, such as Brexit. Currently, he's working on the European Green Deal, he's had enormous duties regarding energies. For instance, he's been addressing cheaper gas imports to Europe," claimed Fico. Fico underlined that Sefcovic's current standing in the European Commission is so strong that if he were to continue, he would receive a position no one else from Slovakia could acquire. mf