EU-wide/Brussels/Strasbourg – Alexander Winterstein leads the transition group of the designated Austrian EU Commissioner and present Finance Minister Magnus Brunner (ÖVP). Ought to Brunner be confirmed by the European Parliament, Winterstein might additionally turn out to be chief of employees to the deliberate EU Migration Commissioner. This data from the information web site Politico was confirmed to APA on Friday by EU circles.
The native Austrian Winterstein was most lately Director within the “Directorate-Normal for Communication” of the Brussels authority. Earlier than that, he was spokesman for the EPP’s high candidate and EU Fee President Ursula von der Leyen within the EU election marketing campaign (in her position as candidate; editor’s notice). Winterstein started his profession within the Directorate-Normal for Competitors of the European Fee.
After the Ibiza scandal, the skilled lawyer was already spokesman for the transitional authorities underneath the now deceased Federal Chancellor Brigitte Bierlein. Beneath EU Fee President Jean-Claude Juncker, he held the publish of Deputy Chief Spokesperson of the European Fee. (27.09.2024)