Von der Leyen Commission

Ursula von der Leyen

The von der Leyen Commission began its work on December 1, 2019 as the successor to the Juncker Commission . In addition to the President , the European Commission now has 26 instead of the previous 27 Commissioners since the United Kingdom left the European Union . It is headed by the German EPP ( CDU ) politician Ursula von der Leyen , who headed various departments in Germany as Federal Minister . Following the European elections in 2019 on July 16, 2019, she was elected by the European Parliament as the first woman to be Commission President-designate. On November 27, this was also confirmed by the commission she proposed as a whole with almost 65% of the votes cast.

Election of the Commission President

The result of the final vote in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on November 27, 2019.

After the European Council of Heads of State and Government , despite weeks of negotiations not on one of the European elections in 2019 be beaten top candidate as the Commission may have had some, Ursula von der Leyen was nominated on July 2, 2019, the Panel unanimously for the post. Only the German Chancellor Angela Merkel abstained because of the rejection by the coalition partner SPD .

In the election on July 16, 2019, von der Leyen received an absolute majority of 383 votes in the European Parliament ; nine votes more than the necessary majority of 374 of the 747 MEPs. In addition to the EPP , the Liberals and the Social Democrats in the EU Parliament had mostly spoken out in favor of von der Leyens elections, although the German SPD MPs in the S&D parliamentary group, like the Greens, rejected them because von der Leyen was a member the 2019 European elections was not a top candidate.

Political guidelines

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Ursula von der Leyen has revised the model of the themed “clusters”, which had already been newly introduced at the Juncker Commission , insofar as the Vice-Presidents will in future assume the role of ministers , while the remaining Commissioners will be more like those of (subordinate) state secretaries correspond.

The government program of your commission follows six priorities, which also represent the clusters:

1. A European Green Deal : Becoming the first climate-neutral continent
2. An economy that serves people : Social justice and prosperity
3. A Europe for the digital age : active participation with a new generation of technology
4. Promoting our European way of life : protecting our citizens and our values
5. A stronger Europe in the world : Consolidating Europe's responsible global leadership
6. New impetus for democracy in Europe : promoting, protecting and strengthening our democracy

Members of the Commission

Commission von der Leyen - around von der Leyen its 3 Executive Vice-Presidents Frans Timmermans (22), Margrethe Vestager (43) and Valdis Dombrovskis (44) shortly before their parliamentary approval by the European Parliament

Ursula von der Leyen was aiming for a commission that, for the first time in its history, has equal representation with women and men. With 12 women among the 27 nominations so far (including von der Leyen), this goal was not fully achieved. The UK waived a nomination due to Brexit . The Commission then started infringement proceedings so that the newly elected college can start working.

Ursula von der Leyen decided to appoint three so-called “Executive Vice Presidents”, who have an outstanding position, as well as five other Vice-Presidents. In addition to their work as commissioners, all vice-presidents are responsible for one of the main issues on the von der Leyen's political agenda. Three Vice-Presidents (Jourová, Schinas and Šefčovič) and Gender Equality Commissioner Dalli are not assigned to any Directorate-General ; In addition, the Vice Presidents Šefčovič and Šuica have no commissioners among themselves, but should work across departments:

The nominees Rovana Plumb (Romania, PSD / SPE; Transport), László Trócsányi (Hungary; Fidesz / EPP; Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy) and Sylvie Goulard (France; MoDem / EDP; domestic market) were rejected by the EU Parliament Member States had to propose new candidates.

On November 27, 2019, the European Parliament finally confirmed the revised College as a whole (see below) with the votes of the Christian Democrats ( EPP ), the Liberals ( RE ) and the Social Democrats ( S&D ). The socialists ( GUE / NGL ) and right-wing populists ( ID ) voted against the new commission, while the Greens ( G / EFA ) abstained. The voices of the Conservatives ( EKR ) were divided. Specifically, 461 MPs voted in favor, 157 against and 89 abstained. The commission was thus able to start work on December 1, 2019.

President

Office	image	Surname	Member State	national party	European party		Group in the EU Parliament		Associated Directorates-General
President		Ursula von der Leyen	Germany	CDU		EPP		EPP	SG , SJ , COMM , EPSC

Executive Vice-Presidents (Commissioners)

Department	image	Surname	Member State	national party	European party		Group in the EU Parliament		Associated Directorates-General
" European Green Deal "		Frans Timmermans	Netherlands	PvdA		SPE		S&D	CLIMA
"Europe fit for the digital age" (including competition )		Margrethe Vestager	Denmark	RV		ALDE		RE	COMP
"Economy for the people"		Valdis Dombrovskis	Latvia	Vienotība		EPP		EPP	FISMA

Vice Presidents (Commissioners)

Department	image	Surname	Member State	national party	European party		Group in the EU Parliament		Directorates-General
Strengthening Europe in the world ( High Representative of the EU for Foreign and Security Policy )		Josep Borrell	Spain	PSC		SPE		S&D	EEAS , FPI
Values ​​and transparency		Věra Jourová	Czech Republic	ANO 2011		ALDE		RE
Promotion of the European way of life		Margaritis Schinas	Greece	ND		EPP		EPP
Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight		Maroš Šefčovič	Slovakia	SMER		SPE		S&D	JRC
New momentum for European democracy		Dubravka Šuica	Croatia	HDZ		EPP		EPP	COMM

More commissioners

Department	image	Surname	Member State	national party	European party		Group in the European Parliament		Associated Directorates-General
Budget and administration		Johannes Hahn	Austria	ÖVP		EPP		EPP	BUDG , HR , DGT , DIGIT , SCIC , OIB , OIL , PMO , OP , OLAF
Justice and the rule of law		Didier Reynders	Belgium	MR		ALDE		RE	JUST , IAT
Innovation and youth		Marija Gabriel	Bulgaria	GERB		EPP		EPP	RTD , EAC , JRC
health		Stella Kyriakides	Cyprus	DISY		EPP		EPP	SANTE
energy		Kadri Samson	Estonia	K		ALDE		RE	ENER
International partnerships		Jutta Urpilainen	Finland	SDP		SPE		S&D	DEVCO
domestic market (including defense and space travel)		Thierry Breton	France	independent					CNECT , GROW , new DG for defense
Neighborhood and extension		Olivér Várhelyi	Hungary	Fidesz		EPP		EPP	NEAR
trade		Phil Hogan	Ireland	FG		EPP		EPP	TRADE
economy (including taxes and customs union )		Paolo Gentiloni	Italy	PD		SPE		S&D	ECFIN , TAXUD , ESTAT
Environment and oceans		Virginijus Sinkevičius	Lithuania	LVŽS		independent		G / EFA	ENV , MARE
Employment and social rights		Nicolas Schmit	Luxembourg	LSAP		SPE		S&D	EMPL
equality		Helena Dalli	Malta	MLP		SPE		S&D	JUST , new task force for equality
Agriculture		Janusz Wojciechowski	Poland	PiS		EKR		EKR	AGRI
Cohesion and reforms		Elisa Ferreira	Portugal	PS		SPE		S&D	REGIO , new DG for structural reforms
traffic		Adina Vălean	Romania	PNL		EPP		EPP	MOVE
Crisis management		Janez Lenarčič	Slovenia	independent					ECHO
Interior		Ylva Johansson	Sweden	SAP		SPE		S&D	HOME

The colors show the affiliation to the European parties: EPP0 ( 10 : 5 men, 5 women) PES ( 9 : 5 men, 4 women) ALDE ( 4 : 1 man, 3 women) EKR0 ( 1 : 1 man) independent ( 3 : 3 men)

Web links

Commons : Commission von der Leyen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• European Commission website
• " A Union that wants to achieve more: My Agenda for Europe ": Government program of the von der Leyen Commission (PDF)
• European Commission priorities 2019-2024

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Katharina Heflik, dpa, AFP: EU Commission: Von der Leyen names candidates from Hungary and France . In: The time . October 29, 2019, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed November 5, 2019]).
2. ↑ Approval of the European Commission 2019-2024. Accessed November 28, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Juncker successor: Von der Leyen is to become head of the EU Commission , accessed on June 2, 2019
4. ↑ Head of the EU Commission: SPD rejects the Leyens nomination , on spiegel.de , accessed on July 2, 2019.
5. ↑ Die Zeit : EU nomination: Ursula von der Leyen solicits support in the European Parliament , July 3, 2019
6. ↑ GroKo argues about SPD-No to von der Leyen , spiegel.de , July 17, 2019.
7. ↑ politico.eu: Von der Leyen looks to overhaul Commission power structure
8. ^ Priorities of the von der Leyen Commission (official website). Accessed December 1, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Ursula von der Leyen: A Union that strives for more. In: Government Program. European Commission, accessed December 1, 2019 . 
10. ↑ EURACTIV: Great Britain does not officially want to appoint a new EU commissioner
11. ↑ The (European) Federalist: The EU Commission 2019
12. ↑ politico.eu: von der Leyen wants Poland to have agriculture portfolio candidate says
13. ↑ tagesschau.de: From Leyen's hard work
14. ↑ European Commission - PRESS RELEASES - Press release - The von der Leyen Commission: for a Union that strives for more. Retrieved September 10, 2019 . 
15. ↑ EU parliament stops Macron's candidate for commission. In: ORF.at . October 10, 2019, accessed October 10, 2019 . 
16. ^ Election of the Commission - VoteWatch Europe. Accessed December 2, 2019 . 
17. ↑ EU Parliament confirmed von der Leyen as head of the commission. Spiegel Online, November 27, 2019, accessed on the same day.
18. ↑ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/allocation-portfolios-supporting-services_en.pdf
19. ^ WORLD: EU Commission: Von der Leyen names three powerful representatives . September 10, 2019 ( welt.de [accessed September 10, 2019]).
20. ↑ Tobias Kaiser: EU Commission: Von der Leyen relies on climate and digital . September 10, 2019 ( welt.de [accessed September 10, 2019]).