Caspita! He wanted a peaceful life! Why on earth would the clever super Mario #Draghi (and his family) think that the #EUtopJob of Commission President should be less stressful than being Prime Minister of Italy... via @table.media t.co/SLh9v2Ly2i

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Overall, for an efficient #EU governance, geographical representation is less important than competence and efficiency.
👉However, chronic under-representation of Central and Eastern Europeans, esp. for #EUTopJob, maintains a "2nd-class citizens" feeling of being led by others.

Representation levels vary for population sizes v. equal representation for States. However, #EasternEurope seems the constant loser, with 14% of the #EU's population and 21% of its States, but only 8% of Executive positions in #EUagencies and 0% of #EUTopJob. #EastWestDivide

Between 2009 and 2019, #Poland is the only non-Western European country to have held an #EUTopJob. The incoming team is composed exclusively of Western/Southern Europeans. #vonderleyen (years indicated are years of nomination) #EastWestDivide

A recent @OefzCfa conference on the #EU's #EastWestDivide led me to dig a little deeper on the distribution of #EUTopJob and #EUagencies. Here are some simple graphs and take-aways.
👉Overall conclusion, there is a clear lack of representation of #EasternEurope and #CentralEurope