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The new composition of the European Commission has received the approval of the European Parliament and will be able to start working as early as December 1

On Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen secured the support of the European Parliament for her new team at the European Commission. This was reported by Reuters, Komersant ukrainskyi informs.

370 lawmakers voted in favor of the new executive team of the European Union, while 282 were against.

What’s next

The new commission is expected to take up its duties on December 1.

This will happen after it is officially appointed by the European Council by a qualified majority.

What challenges will the new European Commission face?

The European Commission, headed by Ursula von der Leyen, will have to deal with Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the expected increase in tensions with China, the escalation of Russia’s war in Ukraine, and climate change.

The President of the European Commission promised to publish proposals within the first 100 days to strengthen the European defense policy, solve the problems of EU agriculture, present reports on the planned EU enlargement, and formulate a vision of how to help companies achieve the EU’s carbon neutrality goals by 2050.

Who joined the new European Commission

Teresa Ribera from Spain: Executive Vice President for a Clean, Fair and Competitive Transition;

Finland’s Genna Virkkunen: Executive Vice President for Technical Sovereignty, Security and Democracy;

Stéphane Sejourne from France: Executive Vice President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy;

Estonia’s Kaja Kallas: Vice President and High Representative of the EU;

Romania’s Roxane Minzatu: Executive Vice President for People, Skills and Readiness;

Raffaele Fitto from Italy: Executive Vice President for Cohesion and Reform;

Slovakia’s Maroš Šefčovič: European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency;

Latvian Valdis Dombrovskis: European Commissioner for Economic and Productivity Affairs;

Dubravka Šuica from Croatia: European Commissioner for the Mediterranean;

Hungarian Oliver Varghese: European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare;

Wopke Hoekstra from the Netherlands: European Commissioner for Climate, Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Clean Growth and Taxation;

Lithuanian Andrius Kubilius: European Commissioner for Defense and Space;

Representative of Slovenia Martha Kos: European Commissioner for Enlargement;

Czech Josef Sikela: european Commissioner for International Partnerships;

Kostas Kadis from Cyprus: European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans;

Maria Luiz Albuquerque of Portugal: European Commissioner for Financial Services, Savings and Investment Union;

Aja Labib of Belgium: European Commissioner for Crisis Preparedness and Management;

Magnus Brunner from Austria: European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration;

Jessica Roswall of Sweden: European Commissioner for Environment, Water and a Competitive Circular Economy;

Piotr Serafin from Poland: European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration;

Dan Jorgensen from Denmark: European Commissioner for Energy and Housing;

Ekaterina Zakharieva from Bulgaria: European Commissioner for Research and Innovation;

Michael McGrath from Ireland: European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law;

Apostolos Tsitsikostas from Greece: European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism;

Christophe Hansen from Luxembourg: European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food;

Glenn Micallef from Malta: European Commissioner for Intergenerational Equality, Culture, Youth and Sport.