Arnie, Shakira and the world’s best spiritualist: Meet the new European Commission – POLITICO

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Now that we know Ursula von der Leyen won’t be seeking a third term as president of the European Commission — which you should have read about in Brussels Playbook — it’s surely almost time for a radical overhaul of the way the top jobs are handed out.

Instead of there being one commissioner from each member country, we propose the Commission should instead hire people who are ideally suited to the job in question, just like in the private sector. The net should be cast wide — even beyond Europe.