In January 2025, the Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass, the first major initiative of the second Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen. The Compass provides a strategic and clear framework to define the Commission’s work. It sets a path for Europe to become the place where future technologies, services and clean products are invented, manufactured and put on the market, while achieving climate neutrality.

A competitiveness compass for the EU

Interview with Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, EP President 2004 - 2007

The story of the EP by its Presidents: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES, EP President 2004 - 2007 - 11. European Commission

On 2 July 2019, Ursula von der Leyen was nominated by the European Council for the Presidency of the European Commission.

If confirmed by the European Parliament, she will be the first woman and the first German since Walter Hallstein to hold the office.

She is a German politician, serving as Minister of Defence since 2013 and is a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Ursula von der Leyen

EP Plenary session - Commission statement - The time the European Commission takes to deal with requests for public access to documents

The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. Under the Treaties, its tasks are to 'promote the general interest of the Union', without prejudice to individual Member States, to 'ensure the application of the Treaties' and measures adopted under them, for instance through taking infringement measures against Member States who do not correctly implement EU legislation, and to 'execute the budget'. It also holds a near monopoly on the right of legislative initiative, alone proposing virtually all EU legislation to the European Parliament and the Council of the EU. The College of Commissioners is currently composed of 27 individuals: the President, Ursula von der Leyen, 6 Executive Vice-Presidents and 20 Commissioners. The Executive Vice-Presidents have a dual role; they manage a specific portfolio and coordinate efforts across the main priorities of the Commission's political agenda. The other Commissioners are each responsible for a specific policy area, working under the guidance of the Executive Vice-Presidents. The table below shows for each Commissioner the Vice-President(s) guiding work on their portfolio (in certain cases, Commissioners work directly under the guidance of the President).

European Commission: Political make-up of the College of Commissioners

Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act is under way. The European Commission has launched formal proceedings against three major providers of core platform services. The Commission's preliminary findings suggest breaches of EU rules. To date, two of these preliminary findings have been confirmed, resulting in non-compliance decisions and fines for the companies in April 2025.

Digital Markets Act enforcement: Gatekeeper designation

David SASSOLI - EP President meets with Paolo GENTILONI - Commissioner-designate for Economic Affairs

Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS in plenary session Week 46 2017 in Strasbourg - Winter plan for asylum seekers

Annual meeting of the Conference of Committee Chairs with the College of Commissioners

Commissioner Corina CRETU in plenary session Week 37 2017 in Strasbourg

Commissioner Corina Cretu meets with Siegfried MURESAN

EP President meets with EC President

Following the presentation by Ursula von der LEYEN, President-elect of the European Commission, of her team of Commissioners-designate to European Parliament, and the debate on the new Commission’s objectives, during the plenary session (25-28 November 2019) in Strasbourg, MEPs decide (by simple majority) to approve the College of Commissioners in its entirety. The European Commission will take up office on 1 December. Statements by David SASSOLI, EP President, Ska KELLER (Greens/EFA, DE), Dacian CIOLOŞ (RE, RO), Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES) and Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE).

Election of the European Commission: extracts from the vote

Meeting in the EP in Brussels between Antonio TAJANI, EP President, and Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Arrival and roundtable.

Antonio TAJANI, EP President meets with Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC: arrival and roundtable

Conference of Presidents during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg. Arrivals and roundtable

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