ZAGREB, March 27, 2019 – Croatian Foreign Minister Marija Pejčinović Burić has been short-listed for the position of secretary-general of the Council of Europe, the CoE said on Wednesday.
The other shortlisted candidate in the final round of the selection process is Belgium’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and minister of defence, Didier Reynders.
Apart from them, the other two candidates in the first round were former Lithuanian premier and lawmaker, Andrius Kubilius as well as a former Greek foreign minister and parliamentary deputy, Dora Bakoyannis.
The Committee of Ministers interviewed the four candidates separately in March, before deciding upon a final list of candidates that will be transmitted to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
The Parliamentary Assembly will then proceed with the election of the next Secretary General, which is due to take place in June 2019. The mandate of the new Secretary General starts on 1 October 2019.
The current Secretary-General is Thorbjorn Jagland, a former Norwegian Prime Minister and parliament speaker.
Croatia chaired the CoE from May to November 2018.
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