The European Commission, which has not yet received Great Britain's proposal for its candidate for European Commissioner, will "analyze the situation".
Since Great Britain's exit from the European Union (Brexit) has been postponed until January 31, the EU is asking Great Britain, which is still formally a member of the EU, to nominate a candidate for the new convocation of the Commission headed by German Ursula von der Leyen.
In just a few days, the European Parliament will vote on the new composition of the European Commission, which will take office on December 1.
However, "to date we have not received a (British) response. The Commission will analyze the situation and decide on the next steps it deems necessary," a spokeswoman for the Commission told AFP.
London has refused to name its candidate for commissioner, citing snap parliamentary elections on 12 December.
However, on November 14, the European Commission initiated a misdemeanor procedure against Great Britain and then stated that it expects a response from London by November 22 at the latest, and that deadline expired on Friday.
In that case, the misdemeanor procedure against the state can reach the Court of Justice of the EU and possible financial penalties due to non-fulfilment of the obligation.
The European Parliament will vote on the new European Commission on Wednesday, but EU ministers have to confirm the list of 26 commissioners, excluding the British one, only on Monday.
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