Headed again by the German Ursula von der Leyen and with Teresa Ribera as the Spanish representative, the new European Commission officially starts this Sunday with 26 commissioners in charge of unprecedented portfolios in the community Executive, such as Defense, Housing or the Mediterranean.
Starting tomorrow, Monday, the new commissioners will begin to work with challenges and missions entrusted by Von der Leyen for the next five years.
Teresa Riberaexecutive vice president for a Clean, Fair and Competitive Transition and responsible for Competition, will coordinate the Pact for a Clean Industry that she will present in the first hundred days of her mandate, so that the ecological transition “accompany people and companies” and must ensure that competition policy can support the EU’s ambitions.
The French Stephane Séjournéexecutive vice president for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, in addition to working alongside Ribera in the Pact for a Clean Industry, will have to “bringing together the dimensions of industry and the European single market” in this green transition and towards a more competitive Europe.
The Finnish Henna Virkunnenexecutive vice president for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, will ensure that Europe “can use digital technologies to boost its prosperity, encourage innovation and help keep people safe.
The Romanian Roxana Minzatuexecutive vice president for Social Rights, Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparation, will have as a priority “putting people” at the center of the labor debate, “because productivity depends on good working conditions”from a fair salary to a balance between personal and professional life.
The Italian Raffaelle Fittoexecutive vice president for Cohesion and Reforms, will focus on resolving “the problems facing the regions”such as changing demographics, climate change or the need to modernize their infrastructure.
The Estonian Kaja KallasHigh Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, will have to be placed at the center of the EU’s external action “multilateralism, partnerships, sustainable development and human rights.”
With his previous experience as a key negotiator at the United Nations climate summits, the Dutchman Wopke HoekstraCommissioner for Climate, Zero Emissions and Clean Growth, must continue “leading the way” towards a cleanly growing Europe and that their greenhouse gas emissions are offset by other policies.
The danish Dan JorgensenCommissioner for Energy and Housing, takes on the task of continuing to lower energy prices, coordinate investments in clean energy and replace liquefied natural gas investments from Russia. At the same time, it will need to address the housing crisis.
The Bulgarian Ekaterina ZaharievaCommissioner for Emerging Enterprises, Research and Innovation, will work to ensure that emerging companies can succeed in Europe without having to deal with 27 different bureaucratic barriers.
The Greek Apostolos Tzizikostas, Commissioner for Transport and Tourism, will have to pave the way for the transport and tourism until they are “clean and competitive.
The Slovak Maros SefcovicCommissioner for Trade and Economic Security, as well as for Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency, will have to ensure that excessive dependencies in the European economy do not become “vulnerabilities”, in areas such as raw materials or minerals essential for the clean transition.
The Czech Jozef SíkelaCommissioner of International Associations, will bring to the table his “business mentality and experience” to develop a strategic approach towards international partnerships and sustainable development.
The Croatian Dubravka Suica launches the new portfolio for the Mediterranean to strengthen the relationship with territories with which Europe is linked by history and geography and “shares coasts, challenges and opportunities”.
The Belgian Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Crisis Management and Equality, will have before her the task of increasing European resilience and identify all critical dependencies on the continentwhile continuing to advance the cause of women’s rights.
The Hungarian Oliver VarhelyiCommissioner for Health and Animal Health, must lead the European proposals on biotechnologies and will have as his first priority developing a Critical Medicines Law.
The Swedish woman’s work Jessika RoswallCommissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience and for a Competitive Circular Economy, will be to develop a competitive circular economy in conjunction with other commissioners who work in the same area.
The Lithuanian Andrius KubiliusDefense Commissioner, will work on a single market for this area, the strengthening the defense industrial baseimprove military mobility and launch common European projects in this area.
The Slovenian Marta KosCommissioner for Enlargement, will work for “a continent united by democracy, the rule of law and respect for fundamental freedoms” as principles that guide the eastward expansion of the EU and will support the candidate countries at every step.
Design the next Multiannual Financial Frameworkthe seven-year budget of the European Union, and specifically the one that will be applied between 2028 and 2034, with the slogan of simplifying it will be the main task of the Pole Piotr SerafinBudget Commissioner.
The Portuguese Maria Luis AlbuquerqueCommissioner for Financial Services and a Savings and Investment Union, will have to ensure that the European companies find the capital they are looking for in Europeto cover research and development spending shortfalls in the private sector.
The Latvian Valdis DombrovskisCommissioner for Economy, Productivity, Implementation and Simplification, will focus on reducing the regulatory burden on companies, eliminating duplication and give them legal certainty about what is expected of them.
While the Luxembourger Christophe HansenCommissioner for Agriculture, will lead the strategic dialogue with the sector and will have to “use your skills to find compromises” and ensure that European farmers have “fair and sufficient” income and incentives necessary to protect nature.
The Cypriot Costas KadisCommissioner for Fisheries and Oceans, will have to help Europe’s fishing communities to “prosper”, so that they perceive that Europe “is at their side” just as they have always provided food to the continent.
The Austrian Magnus Brunner, Commissioner for the Interior and Migration, will have the task of implementing the Migration and Asylum Pact agreed in the final stages of the previous legislature and finding the right balance between “stricter rules and guarantees of the “individual rights” of migrants.
Consolidate the tools available to Brussels Ensuring that all countries comply with the EU’s core values and developing new ones will be the Irish’s main challenge. Michael McGrathCommissioner for Democracy, Justice, Rule of Law and Consumer Protection.
And finally, the Maltese Glenn MicallefCommissioner for Intergenerational Justice, Youth, Culture and Sport, will have to bridge bridges between generations, support youth and “ensure solidarity between people of all ages”.
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