European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wants Malta to change its nominee for the post European Commissioner, the Times of Malta reports.
Glenn Micallef, Malta’s nominee, had stepped down as Prime Minister Robert Abela’s head of secretariat last May.
The newspaper quotes Brussels sources as saying that von der Leyen suggested keeping Helena Dalli, Malta’s current EU Commissioner, on for a second term. It also reports that the EU Commission President has asked at a minimum two other countries to swap their nominees.
The Times of Malta said that Micallef declined to…
