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Sep 18, 2024 · The European Commission President-elect has unveiled her 2024-2029 College of Commissioners. The new Commission's priorities are detailed in von der Leyen's mission letters, which the European Parliament has reviewed in preparation for approving her picks.
Sep 17, 2024 · Fortunately for those who want to know how von der Leyen has structured her new Commission, that information was buried in the mission statements she sent to the members of her new team. Here’s who will report to whom, and which Directorates-General they will be in charge of (or partly in charge of).
Sep 17, 2024 · Her government was one of the few that put forward a female candidate, which landed her such a hefty portfolio. Will bond with von der Leyen as she’s a horse enthusiast, and in her teenage years she worked at a stables — “the dream job of a horse girl.”
Sep 17, 2024 · European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday handed out the top jobs on her team. There are now only two layers of command: executive vice presidents and commissioners. The previous third layer of vice presidents was dropped.
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Sep 17, 2024 · European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday named a new team to lead the European Union's most powerful institution for the next five years and tackle challenges to the region's...
6 days ago · Ursula von der Leyen (born October 8, 1958, Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian-born German politician who is the first woman to serve as Germany’s minister of defense (2013–19). In July 2019 she became the first woman to be elected president of the European Commission .
Sep 28, 2024 · Karl Klaus von der Decken (born Aug. 8, 1833, Kotzen, Brandenburg [Germany]—died Oct. 2, 1865, near Bardera, Somalia) was a German explorer in eastern Africa and the first European to attempt to scale Mount Kilimanjaro.
