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This is a list of European Commissioners by member state of the European Union. Each name is a member of the European Commission and hold a specific portfolio within the college, led by the President of the European Commission. They operate similarly as European-level equivalents to national government ministers.
The European Commission (EC) is the primary executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government , with a number of members of the Commission ( directorial system , informally known as "Commissioners") corresponding to two thirds of the number of Member States, unless the European Council , acting unanimously, decides ...
The commission president is proposed by the European Council, who take account of the previous European Elections, before being elected by the European Parliament for a five-year mandate. It has been described by some as the "President of the European Union" but a more common analogy is "Prime Minister of the European Union" given the style of ...
A European commissioner is a member of the 27-member European Commission. Each member within the Commission holds a specific portfolio. Each member within the Commission holds a specific portfolio. The commission is led by the president of the European Commission .
After the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that Ukraine should become a member of the European Union, the Ukrainian people belong to the European family, but there is a long way to go and the war must end. [186]
Ursula von der Leyen was reelected by the European Parliament on Thursday for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission, the EU's powerful executive body. Von der Leyen gave ...
The president of the European Commission is the most powerful position in the European Union, [61] controlling the Commission which collectively has the right of initiative on Union legislation (only on matters delegated to it by member states for collective action, as determined by the treaties) and is responsible for ensuring its enforcement.
The European Green Deal, approved in 2020, is a set of policy initiatives by the Von der Leyen Commission with the overarching aim of making the European Union climate neutral in 2050. [ 121 ] [ 82 ] Ursula von der Leyen stated that the European Green Deal would be Europe's "man on the moon moment".