Pellegrini meets von der Leyen

Maros Sefcovic will be given an important job in the new Commission, Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) said after meeting Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Wednesday. Pellegrini said that Sefcovic's post will be announced later by von der Leyen, who allegedly acknowledged him as one of the most experienced candidates and said that she wants to have him in her "closer circle".