**France will take charge of the key internal market post in the new 27-strong European Commission, whose composition has just been announced.**Former French agriculture minister Michel Barnier got the job.
The UK’s representative is the new EU foreign policy chief, Baroness Catherine Ashton. She will be a vice-president of the commission.
The nominations will not be confirmed until they are approved by the European Parliament at hearings in January.
Joaquin Almunia from Spain will become EU Competition Commissioner - another much-coveted post.
Olli Rehn from Finland will be Financial and Monetary Affairs Commissioner and Karel De Gucht from Belgium will be Trade Commissioner, Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said.