The Ecu Parliament authorized the brand new composition of the Ecu Fee below the management of Ursula von der Leyen.
The Fee is headed through Ursula von der Leyen
370 contributors of the Ecu Parliament voted in desire of the brand new right-wing crew of 26 commissioners (27 in overall, together with von der Leyen – one from each and every bloc nation) who will get started a five-year time period from December 1.
282 MEPs voted in opposition to and 36 abstained.
To be ratified, the Faculty of Commissioners wanted a easy majority of the votes forged.
This marks von der Leyen’s 2nd time period as head of the Fee, after her first Fee was once authorized through MEPs in November 2019.
As of late is a superb day for Europe.
I’m grateful for the arrogance expressed to the brand new Faculty throughout the @Europarl_EN vote.
Now I can collect my group as of Monday. And we can get to paintings ↓ https://t.co/AusItJ7ge5
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) November 27, 2024
The Fee is because of take place of work this weekend on Sunday, December 1, placing the headlines to an finish to a months-long procedure that started with June’s EU elections and ended after weeks of political wrangling between the bloc’s left and correct teams.
“Let’s in finding techniques to paintings in combination and triumph over fragmentation. That is what I and the 26 men and women with me will attempt for on a daily basis. We’re able to get to paintings straight away,” Ecu Fee President von der Leyen stated on Wednesday after the vote.
Finally, it was once the blended votes of the appropriate and left teams that allowed the commissioners to cross intact, the primary time since 1999 that no nation’s candidate for the fee was once rejected, Politico reviews.
Ecu Fee 2024-2029 🇪🇺 %.twitter.com/nhC7tl1pC1
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) November 27, 2024
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