Who will be in the Juncker Commission. Names (2 Sept) (updated)
(BRUXELLES2 - exclusive) Here is the (almost definitive) list of Commissioners designated in the Juncker Commission which will officially take office on 1 November 2014. Only one question remains: Belgium. And a hesitation: Cyprus.
Country | Confirmed | Commissioner | Label |
Germany | Yes | Günther Oettinger | PPE |
Austria | Yes | Johannes Hahn | PPE |
Belgium | Yes | Marianne Thyssen | PPE |
Bulgaria | Yes | Kristalina Georgieva | PPE |
Cyprus | Yes | Christos Stylianides | PPE |
Croatia | Yes | Neven Nimica | S & D |
Denmark | Yes | Margrethe Vestager | ALDE |
Spain | Yes | Miguel Arias Canete | PPE |
Estonia | Yes | Andrus Ansip | ALDE |
Finland | Yes | Jyrki Katainen | PPE |
France | Yes | Pierre Moscovici | S & D |
Greece | Yes | Dimitris Avramopoulos | PPE |
Hungary | Yes | Tibor Navracsics | PPE |
Ireland | Yes | Phil Hogan | PPE |
Italy | Yes | Federica Mogherini | S & D |
Latvia | Yes | Valdis Dombrovskis | PPE |
Lithuania | Yes | Vytenis Andriukaitis | S & D |
Luxembourg | Yes | Jean-Claude Juncker | PPE |
Malta | Yes | Carmen Vella | S & D |
Netherlands | Yes | Frans Timmermans | S & D |
Poland | Yes | Elizabeth Bieńkowska | PPE |
Portugal | Yes | Carlos Moedas | PPE |
Rep. Czech | Yes | Vera Jourova |
ALDE |
Romania | Yes | Corina Cretu | S & D |
United Kingdom | Yes | Lord Jonathan Hill | ECR |
Slovakia | Yes | Maros Sefkovic | S & D |
Slovenia | Yes | Alenka Bratusek | ALDE |
Sweden | Yes | Cecilia Malmstrom | ALDE |
In total, the new college includes 9 women (with Belgium which ended up nominating a candidate). And a clear majority on the right. But a commission made up of strong elements (many former Prime Ministers and Ministers of Foreign Affairs or the Economy) and one or two weak points (the Maltese, the Romanian, in particular). Read Full analysis with statistics The Juncker Commission (free access for a few days)
(Nicolas Gros-Verheyde)
Read also about the Club: Juncker begins to audition his commissioners (subscribers)
Updated September 4 (with confirmation from the Belgian candidate)