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Socialist Ribera becomes von der Leyen’s new right-hand woman
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18/09/2024
Teresa Ribera, Spain's climate expert, is set to become the EU's second most powerful woman in Ursula von der Leyen's new College of Commissioners.
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These are the first pictures at the first meeting of the new College of Commissioners that will be ruled by Ursula von der Leyen.
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Right after her, with a super portfolio including competition and the transition to a cleaner industry,
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there will be the Spanish socialist Teresa Rivera.
00:16
She is set to become the second most powerful woman in the EU.
00:21
One of her main tasks will be transforming the European industry so the EU can reach its 2050 zero emissions target,
00:28
taking the block from grey to green.
00:32
I think that it is also important to understand that what we try to do is not to colour or switch from a colour to another colour,
00:42
but to try to identify in a crystal clear manner what does not harm our ecosystems, our environment,
00:54
and how we can do it in a way that from an economic and social perspective makes sense.
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However, her long career as a climate change expert and her anti-nuclear stance has granted her some opposition.
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The EPP wants her mandate to be different from the previous vice president on the green transition.
01:15
We don't need a second Timmermans.
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He was pushing things on industry, on SMEs, on farmers, and people were overwhelmed, so we need another attitude.
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Since 2018, Rivera has been one of the most powerful women in Pedro Sánchez's government in Spain.
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During her mandate, she negotiated the Iberian exception that allowed Spain and Portugal to limit the price of energy
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and calendarise the closure of the nuclear plants in Spain.
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But first, she will have to pass the final exam from the European Parliament like all the other future commissioners.
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