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Economic portfolios are key in talks to chose new EU commissioners
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28/08/2024
All governments must announce their nominees for the European Commission by August 30.
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Chairs waiting to be occupied by the new European Union commissioners, but who will deal with
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portfolios that have an economic impact, the most coveted by the 27 member states?
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Friday is the final day for governments to announce their nominees.
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Analysts say the budget portfolio is undoubtedly the top prize in negotiations, as Ursula von
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der Leyen forms her second executive.
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We have the multi-annual financial framework which needs to be negotiated in the next term.
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This will be a very difficult and very heavy dossier, but it will also be something which
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will be very determining also the priorities of the years to come.
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France is expected to maintain a strong portfolio, with Thierry Breton currently on internal
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market likely to be nominated for a second term as a commissioner.
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There is always a great interest in also competition and trade, so those portfolios
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where the EU has a lot of competence, right?
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Or where the budget is particularly high, for instance cohesion and agriculture, you
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know, which both make up about a third of the whole EU budget.
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In the power plays, von der Leyen can also use defense, a new portfolio dedicated to
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the military industry, seen as highly relevant due to the war in Ukraine.
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Relations with the Mediterranean, linked to migration management and housing, are also
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sectors that will now have dedicated commissioners.
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Von der Leyen will also have to take into account which political parties support her
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when she designates her executive vice presidents.
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So one can assume that again now, given that she is from the EPP, from the conservative
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party, that you will have a socialist, a liberal, and also potentially a green among
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the top positions in the commission.
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Another trump card is to secure the participation of more women.
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The president is struggling to achieve gender balance, with fewer than 10 women officially
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appointed so far.
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She will have to work with these governments in the next five years, right?
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So it is a bit of a tightrope that she has to walk between putting her foot down and
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getting, for instance, the gender balance right, but at the same time, you know, keeping
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good working relationships with those governments.
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But before the 26 commissioners take their seats for college meetings in the Jean Monnet
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room, they'll first have to be approved by the European Parliament, which will arrange
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lengthy hearings of the candidates.
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