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Von der Leyen presents her team and their portfolios
Finance Minister Magnus Brunner (ÖVP) will be responsible for migration and home affairs in the new EU Commission. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented her list with the names of her new team and the assigned portfolios in Strasbourg on Tuesday.
According to the "Krone" newspaper, Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) had campaigned for Brunner's new role.
Six executive vice-presidents for the particularly relevant topics are now planned, four of whom are women and two men.
Von der Leyen: 40 percent women in the team
Von der Leyen emphasized that 40 percent of her new team are women. Teresa Ribero from Spain will be responsible for competition and for green and digital change. Henna Virkunen from Finland will be Vice-President for Sovereignty and Security. The French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné receives the important portfolio for Industry, Internal Market and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.
Romanian MEP Roxana Minatzu will be responsible for Education and Skills. The controversial Italian Raffaele Fitto from the far-right party Fratelli d'Italia was appointed Vice-President for Cohesion, Regional Policy and Reforms by head of government Giorgia Meloni. The last of the group is EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas.
Breton's withdrawal led to the subsequent nomination of Séjourné
Von der Leyen first discussed her list with the group leaders of the EU parliamentary parties on Tuesday morning. The presentation of the new EU Commission was not finalized until the last minute: Following the sudden withdrawal of French EU Commissioner Thierry Breton and the subsequent nomination of Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné, the formal nomination of Slovenian candidate Marta Kos was still missing.
Following the presentation of the list, the ball is now in the EU Parliament's court: the hearings of the Commission candidates in the relevant specialist committees could start in mid-October. The entire Commission must be finally approved by Parliament before it can start, possibly on December 1.
Nehammer delighted with Brunner's appointment
Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer was delighted with the decision to appoint Brunner as Commissioner for Migration. Brunner will be "entrusted with one of the most important and influential dossiers", said Nehammer on Tuesday. In response to questions about Brunner's expertise, he emphasized that he was "highly qualified for this role" because he was a "connector".
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