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AUTHOR: M.J.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula, presented the future European Commissioners, 40 percent of whom are women, in the European Parliament today.
The Commissioner for Enlargement in the new European Commission will be Slovenian Marta Kos, announced the President of the European Commission.
The Slovenian diplomat will also be in charge of the EU's Eastern Neighborhood.
Kos will work to support Ukraine, continue to work on the reconstruction of that country and support candidate countries to prepare for EU accession, Von der Leyen stated at the conference of presidents of political groups in the European Parliament.
Marta Kos is a former Slovenian ambassador to Germany and Switzerland.
She started her career as a journalist, and was also the director of the government information office and government spokesperson. Recently, she has been working as a consultant for companies and international organizations.
"Each member of my team will bring their own experience and perspective on Europe. Together we will be one team, which will work towards a common goal - to make Europe stronger," Von der Leyen wrote earlier today in a post on X.
40 percent of the list is women
The new EC should take office on December 1, a month later than expected.
Executive Vice Presidents:
- Tereza Ribera (Spain) - Vice President for a clean, fair and competitive transition
- Hena Virkunen (Finland) - Vice President for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy
- Stefan Sežurne (France) - Vice President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy
- Kaja Kalas (Estonia) - High Representative for Foreign Policy and Vice President of the Commission
- Roksana Minzatu (Romania) - Vice President for People, Skills and Readiness
- Rafaele Fito (Italy) - Vice President for Cohesion and Reforms
European Commissioners:
- Maroš Šefčovič (Slovakia), Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security. The new portfolio includes customs policy. Von der Leyen entrusted Šefčovič with the job of commissioner for inter-institutional relations and transparency
- Valdis Dombrovskis (Latvia) will also have two portfolios - for economy and productivity, as well as for implementation and simplification
- Dubravka Šuica (Croatia) - Commissioner for the Mediterranean. She will also be responsible for the EU's wider southern neighborhood and will work closely with the future head of the foreign policy service, Kaja Callas.
- Oliver Varheji (Hungary) - Commissioner for Animal Health and Welfare
- Vopke Hekstra (Netherlands) will be commissioner for climate, net zero (emissions) and clean growth
- Andrius Kubilius (Lithuania) - Commissioner for Defense and Space who will work on the development of the European Defense Union
- Marta Kos (Slovenia) - Commissioner for Enlargement
- Jozef Sikela (Czech Republic) - Commissioner for International Partnerships
- Kostas Kadis (Cyprus) - Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans
- Maria Luis Albuquerque (Portugal) - Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investment Union
- Hadja Labib (Belgium) - Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management
- Magnus Bruner (Austria) - Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration
- Jessica Rosvall (Sweden) - Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and Competitive Circular Economy
- Pyotr Serafin (Poland) - Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration
- Dan Jergensen (Denmark) - Commissioner for Energy and Housing
- Ekatarina Zaharijeva (Bulgaria) - Commissioner for Research and Innovation
- Michael McGrath (Ireland) - Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law
- Apostolos Tsikikostas (Greece) - Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism
- Kristof Hansen (Luxembourg) - Commissioner for Agriculture and Food
- Glen Micallef (Malta) - Commissioner for Intergenerational Equity, Culture, Youth and Sport.
