Following the recent resignation of Mariya Gabriel as the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, has announced her intention to nominate Ms Iliana Ivanova as the next European Commissioner from Bulgaria.
Ms Ivanova has been a member of the European Court of Auditors since 2013. Prior to that, she was a member of the European Parliament, between 2009 and 2012, and a vice-chair of the Committee on budgetary control.
The new Commissioner will be appointed by the Council of the EU by common accord with the President of the Commission, after consultation with the European Parliament.