Whereas all of the names urged by the member nations to serve within the Fee, the chief physique of the European Union (EU) underneath the presidency of Ursula von der Leyen for the following 5 years, have been introduced, it was hanging that solely 8 nations proposed ladies members.
Following the European Parliament (EP) elections held on June 6-9 within the 27-member EU, the method of sending Fee members by member states has been accomplished. Lastly, with Belgium nominating International Minister Hadja Lahbib, all members have submitted their proposals to von der Leyen.
Von der Leyen is anticipated to guage her candidates beginning right this moment after which announce her determination.
Nevertheless, the method didn’t go as von der Leyen wished. In a letter despatched to member states on July 25, von der Leyen acknowledged that she would pursue gender stability and due to this fact requested every member to suggest two names, one male and one feminine.
Solely Bulgaria met von der Leyen’s request. Apart from Germany’s Commissioner von der Leyen and Estonia’s Kaja Kallas, who was nominated by member states as EU Excessive Consultant, solely eight nations put ahead feminine candidates.
– Attainable members of the brand new EU Fee
The next feminine candidates had been put ahead for the EU Fee: Deputy Prime Minister Teresa Ribera from Spain, Social Democratic Celebration Nationwide Council member Maria Luis Albuquerque from Portugal, EU Minister Jessika Roswall from Sweden, MEP Henna Virkunen from Finland, Commissioner for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Suica from Croatia, MP Ekaterina Zaharieva as one among two candidates from Bulgaria, and International Minister Lahbib from Belgium.
France, Hungary, Latvia, Slovakia and the Netherlands most popular well-known names.
The European Commissioner chargeable for the inner market from France, Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner chargeable for neighbourhood and enlargement from Hungary, Oliver Varhelyi, the European Fee Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis from Latvia, the European Fee Vice-President Maros Sefkovic from Slovakia and the European Fee member chargeable for local weather motion from the Netherlands, Wopke Hoekstra, had been re-nominated.
The next candidates had been put ahead: Finance Minister Magnus Brunner from Austria, European Local weather Basis Member Julian Popov from Bulgaria, former minister Costas Kadis from the Greek Cypriot Administration, Trade and Commerce Minister Jozef Sikela from the Czech Republic, Improvement Cooperation and World Local weather Coverage Minister Dan Jorgensen from Denmark, Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas from Greece, Finance Minister Michael McGrath from Eire, Europe Minister Raffaele Fitto from Italy, MEP Andrius Kubilius from Lithuania, MEP Christophe Hansen from Luxembourg, Prime Minister's Advisor Glenn Micallef from Malta, Ambassador to the EU Piotr Serafin from Poland and former Auditor Basic Tomaz Vesel from Slovenia.
Von der Leyen is anticipated to guage the candidates all through this week and announce her determination on September 6.
Following the choice, the brand new members of the EU Fee will converse at related committees within the EP and take part in question-and-answer classes. With the committee notes, von der Leyen's new group will obtain a vote of confidence from the EP Basic Meeting.
It’s anticipated that the brand new Fee will start its duties in December.
– How are the members of the EU's government physique decided?
Every of the 27 nations within the EU has the proper to ship one member to the Fee.
Commissioners are probably the most senior officers within the EU's government department and, like ministers in nationwide governments, perform the EU's insurance policies, with every chargeable for a spread of points together with commerce, agriculture, well being and labour.
