Ursula von der Leyen presents the new composition of the EU Commission

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced the new composition of the European Commission. Among the 27 members of the Commission, several politicians will hold key positions for Ukraine.

This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the Euronews broadcast.

In particular, Kaja Kallas (Estonia) has been appointed High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Andrius Kubilius (Lithuania) will become European Commissioner for Defense and Space. According to Von der Leyen, he will focus on the development of the European Defense Union and strengthening the defense industry's potential.

Martha Kos (Slovenia) will take up the post of European Commissioner for Enlargement and will work to support Ukraine and help candidate countries prepare for EU accession.

Piotr Serafin (Poland) will become the European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, and Christophe Hansen (Luxembourg) will become the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food.

Particular attention is drawn to the creation of a new position of European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, which will be held by Dubravka Šuica (Croatia).

The candidacy of each of the members of the European Commission, except for von der Leyen, has yet to be approved by the European Parliament.

“It is expected that in late September and October, each nominated commissioner will face many hours of debate in the European Parliament. As a rule, at least one commissioner can fail the test (last time, three failed the test),” Politico notes.

Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 17/09/2024