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Czech Radio | Jozef Síkela is to be EU Commissioner for International Partnerships. The opposition considers the portfolio weak and invisible

Czech Industry Minister Jozef Síkela is to be the Commissioner for International Partnerships in the new European Commission. EU chief executive Ursula von der Leyen announced this at a press conference in Strasbourg. Political analysts are divided on Síkela's portfolio, they say the government expected more. Viktor Daněk, deputy director of EUROPEUM Institute, commented for Czech Radio.
17. September 2024

Síkela’s portfolio certainly cannot be considered bad. On the contrary, we can tick a lot of boxes: a strategically important area (China, raw material security), a huge budget and DG, an important topic for Czech exports and EU competitiveness and a portfolio from which to speak to other key policies (climate, migration).

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