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Greece picks Commission chief spokesman Schinas as its EU Commissioner

Reuters | Posted: July 18, 2019, 11:48 a.m. | Updated: July 18, 2019, 11:50 a.m. | 1 Min Read

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ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece nominated the EU Commission's chief spokesman Margaritis Schinas as its next commissioner, the prime minister's office said in a statement on Thursday.

"Prime Minister (Kyriakos Mitsotakis) will soon inform the new EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on his decision," the statement said.

(This story corrects date in lead to Thursday from Friday).

(Reporting by Lefteris Papadimas and George Georgiopoulos)

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