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Read more on that </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-institutions/news/the-ins-and-outs-of-electing-eu-commissioners/"><span style="font-weight: 400">here.</span></a> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight: 400">Our map below sets out who is who, what their portfolio looks like, and a timeline towards the confirmation of the new Commission.</span> </p> <p> <em><strong>Follow all the key developments from the commissioners-designates' confirmation hearings in <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/liveblog-european-commissioner-hearings/">Euractiv's live blog.</a></strong></em> </p> <p> <script id="infogram_0_91496dc8-03d1-4797-a93b-50d0e670aedc" title="The new commissioners 2023: by country" src="https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed.js?7iS" type="text/javascript"></script> <div data-ogsc="black"> <div data-ogsc="black"><script id="infogram_0_c5a12c52-fc21-4591-87b5-b1650747632b" title="The new commission: Organisation chart" src="https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed.js?7iS" type="text/javascript"></script></div> </div> <div data-ogsc="black"></div> <div data-ogsc="black"> <div data-ogsc="black"><script id="infogram_0_abcec604-dd8c-4726-8d0e-ef80e1a1febc" title="New commissioners: 2024-2029" src="https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed.js?7iS" type="text/javascript"></script></div> </div> <div data-ogsc="black"></div> <div data-ogsc="black"><script id="infogram_0_e93223bc-e910-49f7-b156-67f261d3bbd4" title="Key dates: New commission" src="https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed.js?7iS" type="text/javascript"></script></div> <h2>Who are the commissioners?</h2> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Magnus Brunner (EPP), Austria - Internal Affairs and Migration</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Brunner, Austria’s finance minister, was selected by von der Leyen to be Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">A member of parliament for the centre-right ÖVP for fifteen years, Brunner also has experience in the private sector, notably as political director of the Austrian Economic Federation between 2002 and 2005.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Despite expressing interest in a competitiveness related brief, Brunner welcomed his portfolio, pledging to strengthen Europe's values and security for a stronger and fairer future in the EU. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Brunner will also face the difficult task of overseeing the inter-institutional negotiations of the EU’s law on child sexual abuse material between the Parliament and the Council.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Hadja Lahbib (Renew Europe), Belgium - Preparedness, Crisis Management and Equality</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Von der Leyen has selected Lahbib, Belgian foreign affairs minister, as Commissioner for Preparedness, Crisis Management and Equality.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Born in Boussu, Belgium, to Algerian immigrants, Lahbib pursued a degree in Journalism and Communication from the Université Libre de Bruxelles. As a journalist, she was deployed to the Middle East and Afghanistan. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Lahbib only joined the Reformist Movement, Belgium’s francophone liberal party, after being appointed minister in 2022.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">But Lahbib will face tough questioning in Parliament and will need to address her controversial track record.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">In 2021, Lahbib visited Crimea and refused to condemn Russia’s annexation of the peninsula. Later, as foreign minister, she was involved in a controversy over visas issued to an Iranian delegation attending the Brussels Urban Summit.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Ekaterina Zaharieva (EPP), Bulgaria - Startups, Research and Innovation</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Bulgaria’s former justice and foreign minister Zaharieva will lead the EU’s efforts to boost innovation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">“We must put research and innovation, science and technology at the centre of our economy,” von der Leyen said on Tuesday. “[Zaharieva] will help ensure that we invest more and focus our spending on strategic priorities and on groundbreaking innovation.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Zaharieva is currently a deputy in the Bulgarian parliament, having served as foreign minister between 2017 and 2021. Over the past 11 years, Zaharieva has held several key political positions, including deputy minister for regional development, a brief stint as minister for regional policy, and later justice minister.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Zaharieva was chosen by von der Leyen ahead of Julian Popov, Bulgaria’s other nominee. Bulgaria was the only member state that honoured the President’s request to provide both a male and female nominee.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Dubravka Šuica (EPP), Croatia – Mediterranean </span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Šuica served as vice-president for democracy and demography in the first von der Leyen Commission. She was confirmed as Bulgaria’s nominee for the new Commission in August, before receiving the newly-created post of commissioner for the Mediterranean.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Hailing from the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union, the former MEP, national MP and mayor of her native Dubrovnik </span><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/meet-the-commissioners-president-ursula-von-der-leyen-team-european-commission-members/"><span data-contrast="auto">reportedly</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> had to be "begged" to move to Brussels five years ago, but seems to have warmed to life in the Berlaymont.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">In her first term, she urged member states </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/ageing-society-eu-commissioner-warns-of-wealth-loss/"><span data-contrast="auto">to adapt their policies to longer life expectancies</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> and stressed that legal migration </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/video/legal-migration-key-to-rebalancing-eus-demography-commissioner-says/"><span data-contrast="auto">is crucial for balancing the EU’s demographic issues.</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">A </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/opinion/stronger-cohesion-vital-for-stronger-cities-and-regions/"><span data-contrast="auto">staunch defender of cohesion policy</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">,</span><span data-contrast="auto"> Šuica is also known for steering the '</span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/eu-institutions/interview/commission-vp-implementation-of-foreign-interference-law-down-to-eu-countries/"><span data-contrast="auto">Defence of Democracy</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">' package, which many civil society groups have compared unfavourably to </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/hungary-passes-contested-laws-against-foreign-influence/"><span data-contrast="auto">Hungary’s own anti-foreign influence law</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Costas Kadis, Cyprus – Fisheries and Oceans</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Kadis, a biologist and politician with extensive ministerial experience, has been nominated for the portfolio of fisheries and oceans. He served as health minister between 2007 and 2008, as education and culture minister from 2014 to 2018, and as agriculture minister from 2018 to 2023.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">If confirmed by Parliament, Kadis would become the first-ever commissioner solely dedicated to fisheries and oceans. The role was bundled with that of environment commissioner in the first von der Leyen commission.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Kadis will be tasked with drafting "the first pact for the oceans," fulfilling one of the promises von der Leyen made in her inaugural speech to the European Parliament last July. The pact will focus on supporting "resilient and healthy oceans and coastal areas," and promoting the "blue economy," Kadis’s </span><a href="https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/028ce7d5-e328-4416-8f0d-35c8884acaa8_en?filename=Mission%20letter%20-%20KADIS.pdf"><span data-contrast="auto">mission letter</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> reads.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">To help put this together, the President has proposed organizing "Fisheries and Oceans Dialogues," bringing together stakeholders such as small-scale and artisanal fishermen, mirroring a similar initiative for the agrifood sector.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Jozef Síkela (EPP), Czechia – International Partnerships</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Current Czech industry and trade minister Síkela has been charged with the international partnerships portfolio, overseeing EU development policy.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Behind the somewhat vague job title hides a major task: the implementation of the EU’s own Belt and Road initiative, the €300 billion worth </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/development-policy/interview/eu-global-gateway-chief-calls-for-more-development-aid-amid-race-for-investment/"><span data-contrast="auto">Global Gateway</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">, to invest in connectivity across the world with private and public money.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Síkela earned a reputation for </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/czech-industry-minister-eyes-eu-commissioner-position/"><span data-contrast="none">strong-headedness</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> in the autumn of 2022, when he chaired meetings of EU energy ministers during the country's council presidency.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">His determination to hold “as many [meetings] as necessary” - as he himself printed on hoodies and distributed to colleagues - led to member states agreeing on coordinated savings in natural gas consumption and a price cap amid an energy crisis.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">During the negotiations, Síkela clashed with von der Leyen when the European Commission drafted a proposal for a price cap that most member states considered too high. At the time, Síkela and his team openly criticised the Commission's approach to gas pricing.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Before entering Czech politics in 2021, he worked as a manager in the banking sector.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Dan Jørgensen (S&D), Denmark – Energy and Housing</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Jørgensen may well become known as ‘Mr. District Heating’ in Brussels, with his new dual role as commissioner for energy and housing.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">The lifelong social democrat brings with him his national experience, where some 75% of households benefit from centrally generated heat, to a portfolio the his socialist group are pinning much hope on to deliver clean and affordable living for Europeans.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">He will also have to deliver an ambitious plan to electrify European industry, as part of the EU’s attempt to build a productive, clean industrial base. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Expect his experience in the European Parliament, from 2004 to 2013, to endear him to most lawmakers. But pro-nuclear MEPs will be sceptical of his renewables-centric background. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Though he faces the mammoth task of getting energy prices down, his hearing in the European Parliament is likely to be fiery, as both right and left-wing lawmakers look to pick apart the EU’s current energy policy.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Kaja Kallas (Renew Europe), Estonia – High Representative/Vice-President for Foreign Affairs</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Kallas, a second-generation frontline politician after her father Siim, </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/estonias-kaja-kallas-resigned-ahead-of-brussels-top-job/"><span data-contrast="auto">stepped down</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> as Estonia's prime minister in June after being appointed by EU leaders as the bloc’s next top diplomat. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">The daughter and granddaughter of Siberian deportees, Kallas has become a fierce Kremlin critic since she became Estonian prime minister in early 2021, the country’s first female prime minister. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">More popular abroad than at home, her approval ratings took a hit after reports emerged about her</span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/estonia-pm-kallas-under-pressure-to-quit-over-husbands-russia-ties/"><span data-contrast="auto"> husband's business ties</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> to Russia.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">A lawyer specialised in European competition law by training, she has served two terms in the Estonian parliament and one in the European Parliament (2014-2018).</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Since Russia's war on Ukraine, she has emerged as </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/interview/stop-calling-putin-estonias-prime-minister-says/"><span data-contrast="auto">a key voice</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> in mobilising </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/estonia-puts-forward-e100-billion-funding-plan-for-ukraine/"><span data-contrast="auto">support for Kyiv</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> and more investment in European defence, earning her the nickname of Europe’s new </span><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/international-content/2024/06/estonian-prime-minister-kaja-kallas-russia-profile"><span data-contrast="auto">“Iron Lady”</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">. Since 2024, she features on Russia’s wanted list.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">As a staunch transatlanticist, she had frequently been mentioned as a potential new NATO secretary-general, but lost out to the Netherlands’s Mark Rutte.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Henna Virkkunen (EPP), Finland - Tech Sovereignty, Security, and Democracy</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Virkkunen has been handed a coveted executive vice-presidency, for Tech Sovereignty, Security, and Democracy. The move signals a shift in EU digital policy, following former commissioner Thierry Breton’s surprise resignation a day before the new commission was revealed, citing personal issues with von der Leyen. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Virkkunen will be taking over </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/tech-sovereignty-gets-its-own-executive-vice-president-in-the-new-commission/"><span data-contrast="auto">two Commission’s directorate-generals working on the digital transformation:</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> one developing and implementing digital EU policies, DG CNECT; the other developing the Commission’s IT services, DG DIGIT.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Both DG CNECT and the Commission service working on space and defense (DG DEFIS) were previously under the remit of Breton as internal market commissioner.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">A highly experienced political operator, the Finnish pick has served three times as an MEP and held three different portfolios in the country's national government, including education, public administration, and transport.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">An MEP since 2014, Virkkunen will have a grounding in EU tech policy through her time the Parliament's industry, research and energy committee (ITRE). She has worked on cybersecurity files, the connecting Europe Facility, and was rapporteur on a Parliament resolution on online platforms in the digital single market, as well as the special committee of inquiry into the use of the infamous </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/law-enforcement/opinion/the-pegasus-spyware-case-demonstrates-the-need-for-the-eu-to-step-up-as-the-guarantor-of-citizens-rights-against-state-abuse/"><span data-contrast="auto">Pegasus spyware</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Stéphane Séjourné (Renew), France – Prosperity and Industrial Strategy</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Séjourné was designated executive vice-president for prosperity and industrial strategy, in charge of presenting a “Clean Industrial Deal” within the first 100 days of the new Commission.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">His role will include ensuring coherence between national state aid and the European single market, revising rules on public procurements to “enable preference for European products,” and widening the definition of small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs).</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">The outgoing French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs was an MEP from 2019 until up to the beginning of 2024. In 2021, he replaced Romania’s Dacian Ciolos as leader of the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">A close ally of President Macron, Séjourné was set to head the Renaissance list for the European elections, before the president called him home to serve as Foreign Affairs minister. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Having partly grown up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Séjourné is fluent in Spanish, but is known to have a limited English.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">He will have to secure control over the competitiveness portfolio which, in practice, is shared and diluted across several commissioners – with some junior commissioners he will be overseeing also reporting straight to von der Leyen.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">The question remains whether he will manage to secure the vote of the S&D group: the French socialists had expressed support for Thierry Breton, but might see Séjourné as no more than Emmanuel Macron’s right-hand man.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Apostolos Tzitzikostas (EPP), Greece</span></b><strong> - Sustainable Transport and Tourism</strong> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Apostolos Tzitzikostas is currently the governor of the Greek region of Central Macedonia and former head of the European Committee of the Regions. In the new Commission, he will be responsible for Sustainable Transport and Tourism. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Shipping and tourism are two sectors </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/greece-satisfied-with-transport-tourism-portfolio-but-ep-hearing-could-be-challenging/"><span data-contrast="none">in which Athens can offer expertise.</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> Tzitzikostas has implemented EU cohesion and tourism projects in his region, but has no experience in transport policy. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">A </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/eu-prosecutor-says-greece-obstructing-investigation-into-deadly-train-accident/"><span data-contrast="auto">train accident in 2023</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> that cost the lives of 57 people and Greece’s shortcomings in implementing EU-funded railway projects may prove to be </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/eu-transport-portfolio-for-greece-candidate-commissioner-to-face-hot-potatoes/"><span data-contrast="auto">hot potatoes</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> at his Parliament hearing.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Olivér Várhelyi (Patriots for Europe-affiliated), Hungary – Health and Animal Welfare</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Várhelyi, enlargement commissioner in the first von der Leyen Commission, has been put forward for the health and animal welfare portfolio for his second term.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">A lawyer by training, Várhelyi has long held various positions in Brussels and was promoted to Hungary's EU ambassador in 2015. In 2019, became commissioner only after the country's first choice was rejected in the Parliament. This time around, Várhelyi could well become a victim of the Parliamentary hearings himself.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">As enlargement commissioner, he was responsible for EU accession talks and monitoring the alignment of EU hopefuls with EU values.</span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/for-the-eu-enlargement-is-no-longer-a-one-way-street/"><span data-contrast="auto"> His busy term</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> saw the opening of</span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement-neighbourhood/news/ukraine-moldova-begin-long-road-to-membership-as-eu-formally-opens-talks/"><span data-contrast="auto"> accession talks</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> with key EU hopefuls such as Ukraine.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">But his loyalty to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has raised questions about pursuing national interests, and many MEPs may seek payback for Hungary's</span> <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/eu-braces-for-autumn-battles-with-budapest/"><span data-contrast="none">increasingly disruptive attitude to EU affairs.</span></a><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">MEPs will also take issue with Várhelyi calling them "idiots"</span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/enlargement/news/european-parliament-calls-for-investigation-into-enlargement-commissioner-varhelyi/"><span data-contrast="auto"> on a hot mic,</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> and taking a </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-faces-rift-over-palestine-aid-stance-on-israel-war-with-hamas/"><span data-contrast="auto">staunchly pro-Israeli line</span></a> <span data-contrast="auto">since the Gaza war.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Várhelyi has already been criticised for his lack of experience in health policy.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Michael McGrath (Renew Europe), Ireland - Democracy, Justice, and the Rule of Law</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Former Irish Finance Minister Michael McGrath - not to be confused with Tony Award winner </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McGrath_(actor)"><span data-contrast="auto">Michael McGrath</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> - was selected by von der Leyen to oversee the Democracy, Justice, and the Rule of Law portfolio. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">McGrath studied commerce at University College Cork before working as an accountant with KPMG, later serving as Financial Controller at RedFM and Head of Management Information and Systems at University College Cork.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">This is the first time that Ireland will hold this portfolio, considered a “recognition of our standing as a country with a strong democratic and open society,” McGrath said in a statement.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">McGrath is also tasked with tech related policies, including the enforcement of EU’s data privacy law (GDPR), fighting disinformation and foreign influence and the umbrella competition law of the Digital Fairness Act, regulating unethical commercial practices, addictive design, and social media influencers.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Raffaele Fitto (ECR), Italy – Cohesion and Reforms</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s pick has been handed an executive vice-president (EVP) position, in charge of cohesion and reforms.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">The Apulia-born 55-year-old, once a Berlusconi supporter and member of his Forza Italia party, made the switch to Meloni’s Brothers of Italy in 2019 and later entered her coalition government as minister for European affairs, cohesion policy, and the recovery fund.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">The first-ever nomination of a right-wing Eurosceptic EVP-designate has stirred anger and frustration in liberal and left-leaning circles, warning that ECR is not part of the EPP-Renew-S&D majority and so has no place in such a top role.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">“I regret this political choice, in spite of [our] past warnings. I take note of this decision. We’ll go to hearings and evaluate [Fitto] based on his capabilities, pro-EU engagement, his independence from member states,” Renew Europe group president Valérie Hayer said, who insisted she would remain “very vigilant”.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":276}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Ursula von der Leyen insisted she had “looked at the composition of the European parliament” and its two ECR vice-presidents in calling the shots, as well as acknowleding that “Italy is a very important country and one of our founding members”.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":276}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">“The [political] balance is very well kept,” she said – but it is not certain that will convince a majority of MEPs to back Fitto’s confirmation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":276}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Valdis Dombrovskis (EPP), Latvia - Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Executive vice-president and trade commissioner in von der Leyen’s first term, Dombrovskis’s third term in Brussels sees him ‘demoted’ to the role of the regular economy commissioner, which will see him take over the work of implementing the EU’s fiscal rules. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">He will also lead the work on “implementation and simplification” of EU rules, von der Leyen said, which she initially wanted to award to an executive vice-president, according to her political guidelines.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">An experienced centre-right politician, he served as finance minister and MEP before leading his country out of the financial crisis as prime minister from 2009 to 2014. Dombrovskis has since served as Latvia's commissioner with various financial responsibilities, serving as commissioner for financial stability, financial services, and capital markets union from 2016 to 2020 and trade commissioner since 2020, making him a strong candidate for an economic portfolio.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">A physicist turned financial policy veteran, Dombrovskis plays basketball and goes skiing in his spare time.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Andrius Kubilius (EPP), Lithuania - Defence</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">The brand-new and </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/lithuanias-kubilius-to-face-mammoth-task-as-new-eus-new-defence-commissioner/"><span data-contrast="none">much-anticipated</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> position of </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-and-security/news/martina-new-position-same-old-tasks-for-the-defence-commissioner/"><span data-contrast="none">defence commissioner</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> was awarded to a candidate from the Baltics, Kubilius.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Currently a centre-right MEP, Kubilius has been active in the Parliament’s foreign affairs committee and on influencing the EU's relations with Moscow. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">As a former prime minister (1999-2000 and 2008-2012) of a country on the border with Russia, Vilnius hoped that his staunch support for their Eastern neighbours and stance against Moscow would get him a foreign policy or competition-related portfolio.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">During his premiership, Kubilius also steered the country through the 2008 global financial crisis.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Throughout his career, he has met and dealt with a number of now high-level European figures, including the controversial pro-Russian Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and the Netherlands’ Mark Rutte, the next NATO chief, as well as Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Christophe Hansen (EPP), Luxembourg - Agriculture and Food</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Von der Leyen has chosen Hansen as the EU’s new </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/luxembourgs-hansen-chosen-as-eu-farming-chief-hungarys-varhelyi-to-retain-food-safety/"><span data-contrast="auto">agriculture and food</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> commissioner.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">From the small town of Witz in Luxembourg, he has been an MEP since 2018, sitting on the international trade, environment and food safety committees. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Despite Luxembourg's relatively small agricultural sector, Hansen emerged as the top candidate for the role - partly because he was the only candidate to show genuine interest in the agriculture portfolio. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Hansen’s first task will be to develop a comprehensive vision for the sector within the first 100 days of his mandate, by March 2025, building on the outcome of the strategic dialogue for the future of agriculture, which was recently </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/stakeholders-forum-hints-at-revolution-in-eu-farm-subsidies/"><span data-contrast="auto">unveiled</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">His mission letter also mentions “food security”, “strengthening food sovereignty” and “further diversifying and reducing imports of critical inputs and commodities.” </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">But food safety, including crucial legislation for the agricultural sector, such as new gene-editing techniques and pesticides, will remain under the scope of the health commissioner.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":0,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Glenn Micallef (S&D affiliated), Malta – Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Micallef, commissioner-designate in charge of Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, is set to become the youngest member of the new Commission, aged 35.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">A former foreign ministry civil servant, he served as head of Malta’s Brexit preparedness unit, before taking on the chief of staff role to Prime minister Robert Abela.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">In many ways, his portfolio is politically minor with little leverage and leeway – but he is still expected to face a tough hearing, with MEPs concerned about his lack of any significant political experience, in either Malta or Brussels.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">He is also probably paying the price of Malta only nominating a man for the job, ignoring von der Leyen’s ask that both a female and male candidate be put forward.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Wopke Hoekstra (EPP), The Netherlands - Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">In a surprise late move, von der Leyen kept Hoekstra in the climate portfolio. It was previously expected that Hoekstra would move to a finance or trade-focused role. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Alongside climate, he will also take responsibility for the challenging domain of taxation. EU-level decisions on taxation require unanimity amongst national governments in the Council, meaning that progress is hard to achieve.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">His focus will be on energy, financial and corporate taxation – each with their own sensitivities and politics.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Hoekstra assumed his current climate role in 2023 when Green Deal architect Frans Timmermans left Brussels to return to Dutch domestic politics.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Hoekstra's nomination sparked debate at the time, due to his links to major polluters, including multinational consultancy McKinsey. This led to successive rounds of vetting before the Parliament.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">The centre-right politician is expected to act as a counterweight to his socialist colleagues in the college who will be repsonsible for energy and the just transition.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Piotr Serafin (EPP-affiliated), Poland - Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Serafin, a 50-year-old lawyer and economist by training, is one of Prime Minister Donald Tusk's closest and most trusted confidants.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">As budget and administration commissioner, he will lead the work on the next long-term budget for the EU from 2028 to 2034, a thorny task that will require him to balance new EU priorities with traditional EU spending. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Von der Leyen announced that he would report directly to her in this role, giving him more independence in foreseeable clashes with the commissioners for cohesion policy, agriculture, and EU spending beneficiaries.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">In 2014, he became head of Tusk's cabinet when the latter was appointed European Council president, later becoming a director of the General Secretariat of the EU Council for transport, telecommunications and energy between 2020-2023. For a few months prior to his nomination, he has been heading Poland's Permanent Representation to the EU.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Warsaw had put on record its desire for a budget portfolio. Upcoming EU budget negotiations will require a steady hand, and Serafin is seen in Brussels circles as a skilled technocrat.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Maria Luís Albuquerque (EPP), Portugal - Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Albuquerque will succeed Irish Commissioner Mairead McGuinness as the next European commissioner for financial services. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Von der Leyen touted the “enormous experience” of the 56-year-old former finance minister of Portugal - hand-picked by Lisbon when the country was under the EU Troika bailout - in both the public and private sectors. She has been a non-executive director for UK-based asset manager Arrow Global, as well as member of the supervisory board of the European subsidiary of US investment giant Morgan Stanley.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Albuquerque’s main task will be to push for deeper integration of the Capital Markets Union (CMU) - though her job title suggests a rebrand to ‘Savings and Investments Union’, as Enrico Letta’s report had dubbed it. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Experts say this could leverage hundreds of billions of euros in funds that could be used to make critical investments. But her efforts are likely to face significant resistance among member states, especially over centralised financial supervision and the harmonisation of tax and insolvency law.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Von der Leyen’s mission letter elaborates that Albuquerque will also be tasked with boosting financial literacy, unlocking bank financing through “revising the use of securitisation”, and working with the EU’s new chief diplomat, Kaja Kallas, to prevent sanctions circumvention.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Roxana Mînzatu (S&D), Romania - People, Skills, and Preparedness</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Mînzatu is one of the four women von der Leyen has selected for an executive vice-presidency, taking on the broad brief of people, skills and preparedness.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Re-elected to the European Parliament in June this year, Mînzatu previously served as a member of the Romanian Parliament from 2016 to 2020.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">She studied political science in Bucharest, earned a master’s degree in European integration, and has worked in local administration and the Ministry of European Integration. In 2019, she was Romania’s minister of investments and European projects.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Should she be greenlit by the Parliament, Mînzatu (44) will be an </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/romanian-mep-roxana-minzatu-nominated-for-relevant-eu-commissioner-portfolio/"><span data-contrast="auto">outlier</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> in the new Commission as one of the youngest members, and one of few female nominees.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Maroš Šefčovič (Smer-affiliated), Slovakia - Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">A man who has become a fixture in Brussels over the past 15 years and nominated for a fifth term in Brussels by the Slovak government, Šefčovič will assume responsibility for trade policy from Valdis Dombrovskis.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">An experienced and widely respected political operator, Šefčovič, who previously held the powerful job of overseeing the von der Leyen’s flagship Green Deal initiative, will also take on the Commission’s new economic security portfolio.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">The Slovak will be expected to navigate turbulent geopolitical waters, including rising trade tensions with China and the US. He will also be expected to “finalise trade agreements under negotiation” and contribute to the EU’s push to diversify its supply of materials critical for the green transition from Beijing. He joined the European Commission in 2009 as education commissioner and quickly rose to vice-president for inter-institutional relations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Known for his adaptability and reliability, Šefčovič has worked under three Commission presidents, managing critical portfolios during challenges such as Brexit, financial crises and the COVID-19 pandemic. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">He is on track to potentially become the EU's</span><a href="https://euractiv.sk/section/europska-politika/news/sefcovic-o-dalsej-nominacii-na-eurokomisara-som-pripraveny/"><span data-contrast="auto"> longest-serving EU commissioner by 2027</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Marta Kos (Renew Europe), Slovenia - Enlargement</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">A journalist by training, Kos is a former diplomat who served as her country’s ambassador to Germany, Latvia and Switzerland (2013-2020). In 2022, she ran for president on behalf of the liberal Freedom Movement (Renew Europe), but withdrew from the race two months before the election.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">More recently, Kos has been on the payroll at Kreab, a Brussels-based lobbying firm, as a senior advisor working on gender and foreign relations issues.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Kos replaced Prime Minister Robert Golob’s initial proposal, technocrat and lawyer Tomaž Vesel, who</span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/slovenias-nominee-for-european-commissioner-withdraws-candidacy/"><span data-contrast="auto"> withdrew</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> his candidacy citing disagreements with von der Leyen. Her nomination was largely seen as a way to</span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/slovenia-proposes-marta-kos-for-the-european-commission/"><span data-contrast="auto"> accommodate</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s call for gender balance in the new EU executive.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="none">Teresa </span></b><b><span data-contrast="none">Ribera (S&D), Spain</span></b><b><span data-contrast="none"> - Clean, Just and Competitive Transition</span></b> </p> <p> <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/biodiversity/news/a-huge-huge-huge-mistake-teresa-ribera-warns-against-rejecting-nature-restoration-law/"><span data-contrast="none">Ribera</span></a><span data-contrast="none">, Spain's current ecological transition minister, has received a bumper portfolio as executive vice-president for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition. She is seen as an experienced environmental politician and a political “</span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/biodiversity/news/a-huge-huge-huge-mistake-teresa-ribera-warns-against-rejecting-nature-restoration-law/"><span data-contrast="none">guardian</span></a><span data-contrast="none">” of the Green Deal.</span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="none">Her role will be key in striking the right balance between "pragmatic" implementation, as proposed by von der Leyen, and a more ambitious approach pushed by the socialists and Greens.</span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="none">Ribera will now have to ensure that decarbonisation and the competitiveness of European industry go hand in hand, and co-coordinate the work on the Clean Industrial Deal. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="none">“I’m always prepared to fight for the climate, for clean energy, for my country and for Europe,” Ribera </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/green-deal-2-0-spains-ribera-lays-down-vision-for-next-commission/"><span data-contrast="none">told Euractiv </span></a><span data-contrast="none">. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="none">During Spain’s EU Council presidency, Ribera was instrumental in the negotiations of key files, such as the EU Nature Restoration law and the Electricity Market Reform.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="none">A strong supporter of the fossil fuel phase-out, Ribera was also key voice at the COP28 climate change conference in Dubai. She is now in charge of bringing down energy prices and remove fossil fuel dependency. </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="none">Ribera will also be responsible for revamping the competition portfolio. One of her key tasks is the implementation of the EU’s landmark digital antitrust law, the Digital Markets Act (DMA).</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <b><span data-contrast="auto">Jessika Roswall (EPP), Sweden - Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy.</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Sweden's </span><a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/sweden-nominates-its-first-ever-centre-right-eu-commissioner/"><span data-contrast="auto">first</span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> Moderate (EPP) nominee for the Commission in the country's 28-year history as an EU member, Roswall is set to take over the environment portfolio.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">The former lawyer was elected to Sweden’s parliament in 2010, where she focused on tax, civil affairs and consumer rights before being appointed minister for EU affairs and Nordic relations in Ulf Kristersson's government in 2022.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">At a brief press conference after von der Leyen’s announcement, Roswall said she was “very happy” with her portfolio, adding that the environment brief was “something we’ve been asking for”.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":0,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Likely to attract scrutinty from MEPs is Roswall’s lack of experience in environmental policy, a source close to the Swedish Liberals told Euractiv, while they also noted her very professional attitude and adaptability.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":0,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">For her part, Roswall told reporters that she was comfortable with her knowledge of the brief, “given that this is one of the issues we worked hard on during the Swedish Presidency [of the Council of the EU, in 2023]. But there is a lot for me to familiarise myself.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":0,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">Perhaps more problematic for Roswall will be the question of Sweden’s environmental record, governed for the last two years by a prime minister from her own Moderate party. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":0,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">The most high-profile example of this was Sweden’s staunch opposition to the contentious EU Nature Restoration Law.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":0,"335559739":240,"335559740":279}"> </span> </p> <p> <span data-contrast="auto">MEPs are also expected to quiz Roswall on her country’s 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