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Visit the <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/commission/2014-2019_en">Juncker Commission pages</a>.</p> <h1> <span>President-elect</span> </h1> <h2> <span>Jean-Claude JUNCKER</span> </h2> <div class="euList euFullList" id="infos"> <ul> <li class="euItem"> <div class="level_1 euNbr_1 euSeqNr_1 euFirst"> <a href="index_en.htm">The Juncker Commission</a> </div> </li> <li class="euItem"> <div class="level_1 euNbr_2 euSeqNr_2 euZebra"> <a href="media-enquiries/index_en.htm">Media enquiries</a> </div> </li> <li class="euItem"> <div class="level_1 euNbr_3 euSeqNr_3"> <a href="contact/index_en.htm">Contact</a> </div> </li> <li class="euItem"> <div class="level_1 euNbr_4 euSeqNr_4 euZebra"> <a href="biography/index_en.htm">Biography</a> </div> </li> <li class="euItem"> <div class="level_1 euNbr_5 euSeqNr_5"> <a href="priorities/index_en.htm">10 Priorities</a> </div> </li> <li class="euItem"> <div class="level_1 euNbr_6 euSeqNr_6 euZebra"> <a href="photos/campaign/index_en.htm">Photos</a> </div> </li> <li class="euItem"> <div class="level_1 euNbr_7 euSeqNr_7 euLast"> <a href="team/index_en.htm">Transition Team</a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <ul id="social-medias"> <li class="facebook"> <a title="Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/JunckerEU">Facebook</a> </li> <li class="twitter"> <a title="Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/JunckerEU">Twitter</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="layout-left"></div> <div class="layout-content"> <div class="layout-content-reset"> <a name="content" id="content"></a> <div id="content-text"> <h2>The Juncker Commission</h2> <p> <a href="mission/index_en.htm" class="read-more">Read their mission letters</a> </p> <p> <a href="structure/index_en.htm" class="read-more">The new structure</a> </p> </div> <div id="feeds"> <div id="announcements" class="column"> <h2>Announcements</h2> <div class="announcement"> <h3> <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-1525_en.htm">Time for Action – Statement in the European Parliament plenary session ahead of the vote on the College</a> </h3> <p class="euDate">12/11/2014</p> </div> <div class="announcement"> <h3> <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-1237_en.htm">Juncker Commission takes office</a> </h3> <p class="euDate">01/11/2014</p> </div> <div class="announcement"> <h3> <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-343_en.htm">Statement by Vice-President Katainen on the Draft Budgetary Plans</a> </h3> <p class="euDate">28/10/2014</p> </div> <div class="announcement"> <h3> <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-14-339_en.htm">Statement by EU Ebola Coordinator and Commissioner-elect Christos Stylianides</a> </h3> <p class="euDate">24/10/2014</p> </div> <div class="announcement last"> <h3> <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-1192_en.htm">European Parliament elects Juncker Commission </a> </h3> <p class="euDate">22/10/2014</p> </div> <p> <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/search-result.htm?query=137&format=HTML&size=10&locale=EN" class="read-more">All announcements</a> </p> </div> </div> <div id="content-text"> <h2>Forming the new Commission</h2> <p>The candidate for President of the Commission is proposed to the European Parliament by the European Council that decides by qualified majority and taking into account the elections to the European Parliament.</p> <p>The Commission President is then elected by the European Parliament by a majority of its component members (which corresponds to at least 376 out of 751 votes).</p> <p>Following this election, the President-elect selects the 27 other members of the Commission, on the basis of the suggestions made by Member States. The final list of Commissioners-designate has then to be agreed between the President-elect and the Council. The Commission as a whole needs the Parliament's <span>consent</span>.</p> <p>The Commissioners-designate will be assessed by the European Parliament committees from 29 September to 7 October.</p> <p> <a href="http://www.elections2014.eu/en/new-commission">More information and live-streaming</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-right"></div> </div> <div class="layout-footer"> <ul class="footer-items"> <li class="modification-date"> <span>Last update: 03/11/2014</span> </li> <li> <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm" accesskey="2">Legal notice</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/cookies/index_en.htm" accesskey="3">Cookies</a> </li> <li> <a href="contact/index_en.htm" accesskey="4">Contact</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/geninfo/query/search_en.htm" accesskey="5">Search</a> </li> <li class="top-link"> <a href="#top-page">Top</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="scripts/libs/jquery.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="scripts/libs/jquery.ui.js"></script><script src="scripts/libs/jquery.fancybox.pack8cbb.js?v=2.1.5" type="text/javascript"></script><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="scripts/libs/jquery.visiblemenu.js"></script><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="scripts/libs/jquery.ec_team.js"></script><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="scripts/jquery.main.js"></script> </body> <!-- Mirrored from ec.europa.eu/about/juncker-commission/ by HTTrack Website Copier/3.x [XR&CO'2014], Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:26:16 GMT --> </html>