Teraz.sk | Will the composition of the European Commission be balanced again?
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen presents the composition of the new EU executive to the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament on Wednesday 11 September. This will include the portfolio presented and the work agenda assigned to each commissioner. According to Slovakian TASR, it is already certain that the European Commission will not be gender balanced as it was in 2019-2024. Žiga Faktor, deputy director of EUROPEUM Institute and head of the Brussels office, commented for Teraz.sk.
6. September 2024
If we look at the fact that the commission will be composed of a predominantly male part, von der Leyen will not write this off as a success, but she will defend the minimal composition of women. At the moment, we see that there will be around ten women, which I think is fine. The other parameters are met, as they always are in the composition of the European Commission.
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