Ursula von der Leyen announced the composition of the new Commission, with France, Spain and Italy being the big winners, as they secured key positions for the operation of the European Union. Bloomberg, commenting on the Commission, wrote that von der Leyen pushed the Frenchman Thierry Breton to resign and two hours later accepted Emmanuel Macron’s chosen one, Stéphane Cezournet, for the position of executive vice-president for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy without protest. At the same time, he will be responsible for industry, media and the Single Market portfolio. France with this portfolio acquires the supervision of trade, financial services and the economy. It also takes a central role in the increasingly urgent question for the EU of how to strengthen its competitiveness. Spain, for its part, appointed to von der Leyen’s male-dominated team Spain’s deputy prime minister, Teresa Ribera, in charge of the bloc’s competition policy and executive vice president […]
Source: News Beast
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