Von der Leyen delays unveiling of new European Commission until next week
Commission president was supposed to reveal the portfolios for nominees on Wednesday but that is now not happening.
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will not unveil which commissioner nominees get which jobs until next week, according to three officials with knowledge of the decision.
Von der Leyen was supposed to meet with the leaders of the different political factions in the European Parliament on Wednesday morning, after which she was expected to publicly announce the next College of Commissioners.
But that meeting has now been pushed back to next week when the European Parliament is meeting in Strasbourg.
On Monday, Slovenia put forward Marta Kos, a former ambassador, which helps achieve von der Leyen’s goal of a more gender-balanced Commission. However, the Slovenian parliament still needs to sign off on that change, which pushes back the announcement.
A spokesperson for the European Commission did not immediately respond to a request for a comment.
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