EU Parliament settles on new Commission team while big challenges loom ahead
EU Parliament reached deal on next Commission members under **Ursula von der Leyen**ʼs leadership. The new team faces major tasks including Ukraine support climate goals and US-EU relations
The European Parliaments top groups made a break-through agreement about next Commission members (with all main political sides giving their ok) on nov-20th
The new EU executive team led by Ursula von der Leyen in her second run will start work next month: facing big tasks like Ukraine war climate change and dealing with US-China matters. The formal vote for all 26 commissioner spots is coming up next week
The Commissionʼs first hundred-days plan includes several high-priority tasks — making business-friendly green rules setting up EU defense ideas and working on farm policy. The carbon-zero target for twenty-fifty needs special focus; however Donald Trumpʼs words about EU trade make things more complex. He said EU will pay with tariffs for not buying enough US stuff
The team includes some key vice-president spots: Kaja Kallas from Estonia Raffaele Fitto from Italy and Teresa Ribera representing Spain (their approval took extra time due to political back-and-forth). The Hungarian pick Oliver Varhelyi also got cleared after long talks
The whole process shows how EU tries to balance different country interests while getting ready for next years work. The new team needs to handle both inside EU tasks and outside pressure from global players
