TAG: new commission
Spain’s Teresa Ribera gets top job in charge of competition, climate in new Commission
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has chosen Spanish Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera as her second-in-command, tasking her with overseeing a vast portfolio including climate and competition policy. Ribera, a Social...
4 weeks ago
France mourns its loss of influence in von der Leyen’s new Commission
BRUSSELS — Emmanuel Macron's clout on the European stage just isn't what it used to be.One day after now-former French Commissioner Thierry Breton resigned in a huff, five French officials bemoaned a loss of influence for Paris in Brussels after Ursula vo...
4 weeks ago