Greece clinches transport and tourism portfolio in new EU Commission

Greece's Apostolos Tzitzikostas has been assigned the transport and tourism portfolio in the next European Union executive, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday, announcing the body's new makeup.

The governor of Central Macedonia had been nominated for a post in the new Commission in early August.

Cyprus' Costas Kadis, meanwhile, has been named commissioner for oceans and fisheries.

Von der Leyen named Spain's Teresa Ribera as the bloc's next antitrust commissioner, while Estonia's Kaja Kallas will be in charge of foreign policy.

Lithuania's Andrius Kubilius will be the EU's first defense commissioner - a new role designed to build up European military manufacturing capacity in the face of Russian aggression in Europe's eastern flank.

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