BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany and Belgium could hold two of the most powerful posts in the next European Commission, taking on trade and antitrust regulation respectively, according to a draft version of the line-up for the new EU executive seen by Reuters.
However, in a mark of the continued uncertainty ahead of a planned announcement of the 28-strong team on Wednesday, several sources later said Germany's Guenther Oettinger would in fact take not trade but the portfolio known as the Digital Agenda, dealing notably with media, information and telecoms.
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