European Parliament Approves New EU Commission Team Under Ursula von der Leyen

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved the new European Commission team under Ursula von der Leyen, the commission returning president.

Following a debate over von der Leyen’s new team and policy, MEPs elected the college of commissioners as a whole by a roll call vote of 370 – 282, with 36 abstentions.

Details on how each MEP voted will be available later from the EP online and in the plenary sessions later today.

To be confirmed, the College of Commissioners needed a simple majority of the votes cast.

This marks von der Leyen’s 2nd term in charge of the commission, following the approval of her first commission by MEPs in November 2019.

The commission is set to take office this weekend, on Sunday , December 1st.

By Gabriel Ani