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EU chief Ursula von der Leyen aims for gender parity in commissioner posts. But it’s raining men
The European Union is trying to get a semblance of gender parity in its new executive Commission. Instead, the member states have put forward mostly men to fill the 27 jobs in the college that runs the bloc's day to day affairs.
'If you don't ask, you don't get it': von der Leyen denounces lack of female Commissioner picks
Von der Leyen said that without her efforts, the next 'college' of European Commissioners would have been dominated by men.
Gender balance at risk in von der Leyen's next EU Commission
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has set the goal of achieving gender balance in the next European Commission. Equal numbers of men and women should hold the top jobs. But national governments are not playing ball.
Von der Leyen pressures EU countries to nominate women in next European Commission
Ursula von der Leyen is stepping up pressure on EU countries to nominate women for the next European Commission in a bid to remove the potential humiliation of representing a male-dominated team, writes POLITICO.
Von der Leyen defends plea for more female EU Commissioner nominees
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who will likely lead a male-dominated team of EU executives in the upcoming term, defended her defied efforts to achieve gender parity among EU Commissioners.
The front-runners for the best jobs in von der Leyen’s next Commission
The front-runner for the trade job is Wopke Hoekstra — who was renominated by the incoming Dutch coalition after a stint as EU climate chief. The Hague hopes he’ll be given a financial or economic portfolio, given his good relationship with von der Leyen.
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The Brief – Von der Leyen’s balancing act
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has a delicate political balance to strike in her picks for the most important jobs in the EU's executive, in addition to the one-on-one back-room talks with the national leaders who nominate commissioners,
Von der Leyen receives final EU report on future of agriculture
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has today (Wednesday, September 4) received the final report of the Strategic Dialogue on the
EU chief says she's pushing full steam ahead for gender parity in EU's executive office
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is doubling down to achieve gender parity in her executive Commission team that runs the day-to-day affairs of the massive bloc
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The enigmatic Irishman hoping to appeal to von der Leyen’s quiet side
Michael McGrath, Ireland’s pick for the European Commission, refuses to play politics. Could it be his undoing?
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Car industry pours cold water on von der Leyen’s ‘lead markets’ plans
Increasing demand for green steel through minimum quotas for carmakers is not the right way to decarbonise steel production, ...
Von der Leyen and Metsola welcome Barnier’s appointment as France’s Prime Minister
EU leaders Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola congratulated Michel Barnier on his appointment as France’s prime ...
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Ursula von der Leyen has taken green enforcement behind closed doors
Ursula von der Leyen adopted a signature style for doing business in her first five years as president of the ...
von der Leyen: "We must use renewables and nuclear power"
Ursula von der Leyen said that one lesson from the time after the Russian invasion of Ukraine was to produce more energy ...
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Von der Leyen responds to Orbán's fake "peace initiatives"
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, has explained in her first public speech after her re-election ...
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'Would you blame Hungarians for Soviet invasion?' - Von der Leyen criticizes those who 'muddy the waters' on Ukraine
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Aug. 30 criticized certain EU politicians for "muddying the waters" and ...