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France names ex-finance minister Moscovici as EU commissioner candidate

French officials make no secret of the fact they are angling for a major economic portfolio for the politician recently reshuffled out of government.

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President Francois Hollande formally proposed his former finance minister Pierre Moscovici on Tuesday to be France's representative in the next European Commission which takes office later this year, reports Reuters.

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