Naming of von der Leyen as EU executive chief not transparent: Juncker

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the process to appoint his successor, Germany's Ursula von der Leyen, was not transparent and marked an unwelcome break with the practice of choosing parties' lead candidates.

布鲁塞尔（路透社） - 欧盟委员会主席让 - 克洛德·容克表示，任命他的继任者德国的Ursula von der Leyen的过程并不透明，并且标志着选择政党候选人的做法不受欢迎。

“The process was not very transparent,” Juncker told a news conference in Helsinki on Friday, replying to a question about how EU leaders this week selected the next president of the EU executive. The nominee requires European Parliament approval.

“这个过程不是很透明，”容克周五在赫尔辛基举行的新闻发布会上回答了一个问题，即欧盟领导人本周如何选出下一任欧盟执行委员会主席。被提名者需要得到欧洲议会的批准。

He added that his appointment five years ago was transparent as he was chosen by leaders after having campaigned in European elections.

他补充说，五年前他的任命是透明的，因为他在欧洲选举中竞选后被领导人选中。

“Unfortunately it did not become a tradition,” Juncker said. “I was the first and the last spitzenkandidat,” he added, using the German word for lead candidate in EU elections.

“遗憾的是，它并没有成为传统，”容克说。 “我是第一个也是最后一个spitzenkandidat，”他补充说，在欧盟选举中使用德语单词作为主要候选人。