Jean-Claude Juncker is still interviewing candidates for Commissioners and will announce the names on September 9 or 10. However Euractiv has seen a draft organigram prepared by his services and dated 2 September, in which every single commissioner is assigned a portfolio.
The document is clearly not a final version and subject to change.
According to Euractiv, there are six Vice Presidents in the proposed Commission:
Poland’s Elżbieta Bieńkowska (EPP), with Budget and Financial Control as assignment,
Estonia’s Andrus Ansip (ALDE) for Growth, EMU, European Semester and Social Dialogue,
Latvia’s Valdis Dombrovkis (EPP) for Energy Union,
Slovenia’s Alenka Bratusek for Digital and Innovation,
the Netherlands Frans Timmermans for Better Regulation and as already decided by EU leaders,
Italy’s Federica Mogherini (S&D) as High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
“Overall, the Commission is more balanced than initially thought. The center-right EPP group has twelve portfolios, including two Vice Presidents. The Socialists and Democrats (S&D) have eight portfolios, including two Vice Presidents,” the report notes.
“Greece’s Dimitris Avramopoulos (EPP) gets Migration, Fundamental Rights and Home Affairs, rather surprisingly, given the fact that his country is frequently criticized for the bad treatment of asylum seekers,” Euractiv notes.
The new post of Vice President for 'Better Regulation', assigned to the Netherlands, should please UK Prime Minister David Cameron, who has led a campaign for less red tape and regulation in EU policy-making.
The same could be said regarding France’s Pierre Moscovici, who gets the portfolio of competition. Paris has sought the economic affairs portfolio, which actually goes to Finland’s Jyrki Katainen who already holds this portfolio he inherited from Olli Rehn.
The document does not have any details of an internal market commissioner, which could mean the post will be abolished or combined with another portfolio.
Some candidates who have held important positions in their countries have obtained “extras” in the Juncker organigram.
Günther Oettinger, the incumbent energy commissioner, will get the trade portfolio in the next EU executive, according to the organigram, as Germany wanted.
The remaining attributions are Customs for Hungary’s Tibor Navraczics (EPP), Employment and Social Affairs for Portugal’s Carlos Moedas (EPP) and Internet and Culture for Cyprus’ Christos Stylianides (EPP).
source: Euractiv
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