Greece nominates regional governor for EU Commissioner

Greece will recommend the Governor of Central Macedonia, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, for the position of Commissioner in the 2024-29 Commission, government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said on Thursday during a press briefing.

"Apostolos Tzitzikostas is a person with experience in institutional roles both in Greece and in Europe where he was elected president of the European Committee of the Regions in 2020," Marinakis said. "It is a political choice which highlights the importance of Macedonia and Northern Greece for Europe as a region with a strategic position, connectivity and geopolitical importance both for the Balkans and Southeastern Europe," he added. 

Tzitzikostas, a 45-year-old economist and political scion - his late father was an MP and minister - has been governor of Central Macedonia since January 2013, when he replaced his predecessor, Panagiotis Psomiadis...