Strasbourg (dpa) – The brand new European Fee line-up is to give attention to the problems of competitiveness and safety, shifting away from tackling the local weather disaster as the highest precedence.
“Final time, the subject of worldwide warming was completely prime,” stated European Fee President Ursula von der Leyen as she introduced her group of commissioner nominees on the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
“The dominance of the subject continues to be there,” she added, mentioning current devastating floods and wildfires. “However this time, for instance, the subject of safety triggered by the Russian struggle in Ukraine, but additionally the subject of competitiveness has far more impression” on the organisation of her group, von der Leyen stated.
For the primary time, the European Fee could have a Commissioner particularly chargeable for defence points. In her group presentation, von der Leyen proposed former Lithuanian Prime Minister and former MEP Andrius Kubilius as Commissioner for Defence and House.
The present Dutch Commissioner for Local weather Motion, Wopke Hoekstra, was put ahead for the publish of Commissioner for Local weather, Internet-Zero and Clear Development. Sweden’s former Minister for EU Affairs, Jessika Roswall, was proposed as Commissioner for Surroundings, Water Resilience and a Aggressive Round Financial system.
The Faculty of Commissioners of the European Fee could have 27 members – one for every EU member state. This contains President von der Leyen. So as to be permitted for workplace, the Commissioners-designate should bear particular person hearings within the European Parliament. (17 September)
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