Bratislava - The Slovak government proposed its incumbent European Commissioner Maros Sefcovic for a post in the next European Commission, a government spokesman said Wednesday. Prime Minister Robert Fico's centre-left government agreed at its Wednesday session to nominate Sefcovic for another term, spokesman Branislav Ondrus said.
Sefcovic, 43, a career diplomat, took over from Slovakia's previous commissioner Jan Figel on October 1, a month before the outgoing commission's term expired. He assumed Figel's education, training, culture and youth portfolio.
Slovakia aims to receive a more significant portfolio in the next commission, Ondrus said without providing details.
Sefcovic's predecessor stepped down to assume a leadership role in politics. He currently leads Slovakia's Christian Democrats.
