TAG: EU staff
Von der Leyen is in! Let the fighting over the next European Commission begin.
STRASBOURG — Ursula von der Leyen will spend the next five years as president of the European Commission. But getting the approval of EU leaders and MEPs is just the start. Now, she needs to start work on a puzzle so complicated it'll make solving a Rubik...
2 months ago
It’s Christmas in July (for Commissioners)! Von der Leyen hands out policy gifts ahead of key vote.
In her bid to win support for a second term, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday handed out a wide range of policy gifts to the political groups in the European Parliament — while presenting herself as a beacon of stability amid...
2 months ago
Wopke Hoekstra nominated as Dutch EU commissioner
The Netherlands wants Wopke Hoekstra to return to the European Commission, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof announced Tuesday."This gives the Netherlands a strong candidate for a substantial portfolio. I informed the House of Representatives this morning,...
2 months ago
EU’s biggest losers hold Ursula von der Leyen’s fate in their hands
PARIS — The fate of Ursula von der Leyen hangs in the balance — and the EU election’s biggest losers are the unlikely kingmakers. Every vote will count when the European Commission president attempts to convince just over half of the European Parliament’s...
2 months ago
Cyprus nominates Costas Kadis as EU commissioner
Cyprus has nominated Costas Kadis as its next European commissioner, a government spokesperson announced Monday.“Dr. Kadis's experience from the various institutional positions he served in the Republic of Cyprus at various times, as well as his academic...
1 month ago
Ursula von der Leyen’s new European Commission
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday handed out the top jobs in her team.There are now only two layers of command: executive vice presidents and commissioners. The previous third layer of vice presidents has been dropped. Here’s t...
4 weeks ago
Who works for whom in the new EU power structure
As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her new team Tuesday, she was careful to stress that every one of her 26 new commissioners was “equal” with “an equal responsibility to deliver on our priorities.”“We have dissipated the forme...
4 weeks ago
European Parliament inches toward commissioner hearings in November
BRUSSELS — The hearings for European commissioners look increasingly likely to be held from Nov. 4 to Nov. 12 after a majority of chairs of European Parliament committees backed those dates Tuesday.A final decision will be taken Wednesday by the Conferenc...
2 weeks ago