The von der Leyen Commission 2024-2029 takes office

Yesterday, 1 December, the von der Leyen Commission II took office. This followed the European Parliament's earlier endorsement of the new College of Commissioners and its new mandate, which the President had proposed in September 2024. In her speech before the plenary last week, she presented the priorities and ambitions of the European Commission for 2024-2029, based on her Political Guidelines of July, and taking into account the European Parliament's November hearings with the Commissioners-designate. The new College will have five Executive Vice-Presidents and 20 Commissioners, divided per portfolio, Member State, and political priority, together with the Vice-President/High-Representative for Foreign Affairs of the European Union. “Now I will gather my team as of Monday. And we will get to work,” said the President in the press conference following the vote.