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ČT24 | Von der Leyen knows almost all the candidates for EU Commissioners

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen already knows almost all the candidates for her future team. The deadline for member states to make their views known ends on Friday, August 30. In July, the EU chief executive asked member states to propose both, a man and a woman so that she will have an equal representation in the Commission. So far, only Bulgaria has heeded the EC chief's request and as the only country offered both a man and a woman. Also, the Lithuanian candidate has not been officially nominated, but his name has been mentioned in some media. For ČT24 comments Žiga Faktor, Deputy Director of EUROPEUM Institute.

In the Media

30. August 2024

There are still invisible tensions between the European Commission and the member states within the European Union. Although the member states are not opposed in principle to a gender-balanced Commission, they do not want other actors to tell them which candidate to nominate.

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