Daily News 02 / 12 / 2024

European Commission - Daily News Daily News 02 / 12 / 2024 Brussels, 2 December 2024 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. (For more information: Paula Pinho – Tel. +32 2 29 20815; Arianna Podesta – Tel. +32 2 298 70 24; Stefan de Keersmaecker – Tel. +32 2 298 46 80) Eurobarometer survey shows continued strong public support for the euro and the Recovery and Resilience Facility Public support for the euro remains very strong, according to the European Commission's latest Eurobarometer survey. The survey finds that 79% of respondents believe that having the euro is a good thing for the EU....