New European Commission delayed, to take office in December
Posted Oct 16, 2019 01:17:55 PM.
BRUSSELS — The European Parliament has delayed a vote on the appointment of the next European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm.
The team set up by incoming Commission president Ursula von der Leyen was initially scheduled to take office Nov. 1 but European lawmakers rejected three proposed candidates, delaying the whole process.
Spokesman Jaume Duch said on Twitter Wednesday: “Parliament willing to vote on time to allow new Commission to start 1st December, asks for rapid appointment of the new 3 commissioners-designate.”
The delay will allow France, Romania and Hungary to finalize their candidates after their initial choices were dismissed. The trio must be vetted before the full Commission can be voted in.
The current Commission will stay on after November, handling day-to-day matters until the new one takes office.
The Associated Press
