President Juncker consults the European Parliament on Sir Julian King as Commissioner for the Security Union

On the 2 August 2016, the President of the European Commission announced his intention to allocate the Security Union portfolio to Sir Julian King. Sir Julian King had been interviewed by the President Juncker on the 11 July 2016 as the candidate for Commissioner from the United Kingdom to replace Lord Hill, who had resigned following the result of the EU Referendum on the 23 June 2016 by which the UK would leave the EU in the following years.

As the Security Union was a new portfolio that complemented existing portfolios, the responsibilities of the other European Commissioners remained untouched.

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BBC News, 02.08.16: Brexit: Security brief for UK's next EU Commissioner http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36946406

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EUObserver, 02.08.16: UK gets top security role in EU commission https://euobserver.com/justice/134560

Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe: Press Release, 02.08.16: Reaction of Guy Verhofstadt, leader of the Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament, to Jean-Claude Juncker's intention to allocate the Security Union to Sir Julian King (UK): http://www.alde.eu/nc/press/press-and-release-news/press-release/article/reaction-of-guy-verhofstadt-leader-of-the-liberals-and-democrats-in-the-european-parliament-to-jea/

The Guardian, 02.08.16: New UK commissioner Julian King to head up EU's security brief https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/02/new-uk-commissioner-julian-king-to-head-up-eus-security-brief

EurActiv, 02.08.16: Juncker names new UK Commissioner as EU anti-terror boss http://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/juncker-names-new-uk-commissioner-as-eu-anti-terror-boss/

Politico, 02.08.16: Europe’s new anti-terror King http://www.politico.eu/article/europes-new-anti-terror-king-julian-king-uk-commissioner-terrorism-security/

Carnegie Europe: Strategic Europe, 05.08.16: Europe’s Fall Agenda http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=64252

Politico, 11-12.10.17: Julian King’s poison portfolio http://www.politico.eu/article/julian-king-brexit-eu-commissioner-uk-terrorism/

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