The ins and outs of approving EU Commissioners

EU member states have not helped European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her quest for a gender-balanced EU executive, with now little time left to weigh up all the factors that would make her new line-up pass parliamentary scrutiny.

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Ursula Von Der Leyen Reelected As European Commission President — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen after being reelected as head of the European Commission following the plenary session of the European Parliament on July 18, 2024 in Strasbourg, France. [Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images]

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