Adam Daniel Rotfeld, writing in the journal Europe’s World considers the issue of a ‘double-hat’, i.e. the same person as President of the European Commission and the European Council. This is the paragraph from the article (towards the end):
Looking ahead, governance issues are likely to be subject of review as the innovations of the Reform Treaty are tested in practice. The double-hatted high representative of the Union for foreign affairs and security policy could be a model for use elsewhere in the institutional architecture. A more ambitious double-hatting exercise would be one in which the president of the European Council serves at the same time as the president of the Commission. Interaction between the new permanent president of the Council and the member state presidencies is another area where improvements might be needed. The composition of the Commission, where traditionally there is a lot of creativity and fresh thinking, will attract attention. [my emphasis]
Are there other high level politicians that are backing the idea that have so far escaped out attention? (Hat tip: David Schoibl)
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It is not possible to comment the q&a section so I leave a comment here about the possible restrictive interpretation of the art.245.
That article refers to all Commissioners so if it must be interpreted in a restricted way for the President, it must be interpreted in the same way for the High Representative.
So it seems that the restrictive interpretation can be left aside.
But honestly I am not a EU law expert, so this simple reasoning could be not so straightforward as it seems.