Juncker Commission

The Juncker Commission is the European Commission in office since 1 November 2014 and is due to serve until 2019. Its president is Jean-Claude Juncker, who presides over 27 other commissioners (one from each of the states composing the European Union, except Luxembourg, which is Juncker's state). In July 2014, Juncker was officially elected to succeed José Manuel Barroso, who had been re-elected by the European Parliament for a second five year term in 2009.^[1]

Election

File:Signum Juncker anno 2014.jpg

The logo used in the 2014 campaign

In the 2014 parliamentary election, Juncker campaigned as the candidate of the European People's Party (EPP) for the presidency of the European Commission. The EPP won a plurality in parliament, and on 27 June, the European Council nominated him for the post. Later, on 15 July 2014, the European Parliament elected Juncker as the new Commission president.^[2]^[3]^[4] On 22 October, the European Parliament approved the Juncker Commission in its entirety, and during the 23–24 October 2014 meeting of the European Council, the Council formally appointed the new Commission.^[5]^[6] On 1 November 2014 the new Commission officially assumed office.^[7]^[8]

Juncker has outlined a ten-point agenda for his Presidency focusing on jobs and growth.^[9]

College

The following college of commissioners serve under Juncker's presidency^[10]^[11]^[12]

	Nominee	Portfolio	State	Party
style="background-color: Template:European People's Party/meta/color" \|	Jean-Claude Juncker	President	Luxembourg	EPP National: CSV
style="background-color: Template:Party of European Socialists/meta/color" rowspan="2" \|	Frans Timmermans	First Vice President	Netherlands	PES National: PvdA
Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, Rule of Law and Charter of Fundamental Rights	Frans Timmermans		Netherlands	PES National: PvdA
style="background-color: Template:Party of European Socialists/meta/color" rowspan="2" \|	Federica Mogherini	Vice President	Italy	PES National: PD
Foreign Affairs and Security Policy	Federica Mogherini		Italy	PES National: PD
style="background-color: Template:European People's Party/meta/color" rowspan="2" \|	Kristalina Georgieva	Vice President	Bulgaria	EPP National: GERB
Budget and Human Resources	Kristalina Georgieva		Bulgaria	EPP National: GERB
rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Party of European Socialists/meta/color" \|	Maroš Šefčovič	Vice President	Slovakia	PES National: Smer-SD
Energy Union	Maroš Šefčovič		Slovakia	PES National: Smer-SD
style="background-color: Template:European People's Party/meta/color" rowspan="2" \|	Jyrki Katainen	Vice President	Finland	EPP National: KOK
Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness	Jyrki Katainen		Finland	EPP National: KOK
style="background-color: Template:European People's Party/meta/color" rowspan="2" \|	Valdis Dombrovskis	Vice President	Latvia	EPP National: Unity
Euro and Social Dialogue	Valdis Dombrovskis		Latvia	EPP National: Unity
style="background-color: Template:Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe/meta/color" rowspan="2" \|	Andrus Ansip	Vice President	Estonia	ALDE National: Reform
Digital Single Market	Andrus Ansip		Estonia	ALDE National: Reform
style="background-color: Template:Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe/meta/color" \|	Věra Jourová	Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality	Czech Republic	ALDE National: ANO
style="background-color: Template:European People's Party/meta/color" \|	Günther Oettinger	Digital Economy and Society	Germany	EPP National: CDU
style="background-color: Template:Party of European Socialists/meta/color" \|	Pierre Moscovici	Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs	France	PES National: PS
style="background-color: Template:European People's Party/meta/color" \|	Marianne Thyssen	Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility	Belgium	EPP National: CD&V
style="background-color: Template:Party of European Socialists/meta/color" \|	Corina Crețu	Regional Policy	Romania	PES National: PSD
style="background-color: Template:European People's Party/meta/color" \|	Johannes Hahn	European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations	Austria	EPP National: ÖVP
style="background-color: Template:European People's Party/meta/color" \|	Dimitris Avramopoulos	Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship	Greece	EPP National: ND
style="background-color: Template:Party of European Socialists/meta/color" \|	Vytenis Andriukaitis	Health and Food Safety	Lithuania	PES National: SDP
style="background-color: Template:European Conservatives and Reformists/meta/color" \|	Jonathan Hill	Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	United Kingdom	AECR National: Conservative
style="background-color: Template:European People's Party/meta/color" \|	Elżbieta Bieńkowska	Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs	Poland	EPP National: PO
style="background-color: Template:European People's Party/meta/color" \|	Miguel Arias Cañete	Climate Action and Energy	Spain	EPP National: PP
style="background-color: Template:Party of European Socialists/meta/color" \|	Neven Mimica	International Cooperation and Development	Croatia	PES National: SDP
style="background-color: Template:Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe/meta/color" \|	Margrethe Vestager	Competition	Denmark	ALDE National: RV
style="background-color: Template:Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe/meta/color" \|	Violeta Bulc	Transport	Slovenia	ALDE National: SMC
style="background-color: Template:Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe/meta/color" \|	Cecilia Malmström	Trade	Sweden	ALDE National: FP
style="background-color: Template:Party of European Socialists/meta/color" \|	Karmenu Vella	Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries	Malta	PES National: PL
style="background-color: Template:European People's Party/meta/color" \|	Tibor Navracsics	Education, Culture, Youth and Sport	Hungary	EPP National: Fidesz
style="background-color: Template:European People's Party/meta/color" \|	Carlos Moedas	Research, Science and Innovation	Portugal	EPP National: PSD
style="background-color: Template:European People's Party/meta/color" \|	Phil Hogan	Agriculture and Rural Development	Ireland	EPP National: FG
style="background-color: Template:European People's Party/meta/color" \|	Christos Stylianides	Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management	Cyprus	EPP National: DISY

Project teams

Juncker has for the first time proposed a commission that clusters certain members together under designated policy areas. These clusters are known as "Project Teams" and will each be headed by one of the vice presidents.^[13] Each team is composed of a core membership in addition to members who may fall under its respective umbrella as needed.^[14] Timmermans and Georgieva both oversee all commissioners while the remaining five project teams are as follows:

A Connected Digital Single Market

Vice President: Andrus Ansip (Digital Single Market)

Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

Corina Crețu (Regional Policy)

Phil Hogan (Agriculture and Rural Development)

Věra Jourová (Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality)

Pierre Moscovici (Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs)

Günther Oettinger (Digital Economy and Society)

Marianne Thyssen (Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility)

Vytenis Andriukaitis (Health and Food Safety)

Jonathan Hill (Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

Carlos Moedas (Research, Science and Innovation)

Tibor Navracsics (Education, Culture, Youth and Sport)

Margrethe Vestager (Competition)

A Deeper and Fairer Economic and Monetary Union

Vice President: Valdis Dombrovskis (Euro and Social Dialogue)

Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

Corina Crețu (Regional Policy)

Věra Jourová (Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality)

Jonathan Hill (Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

Pierre Moscovici (Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs)

Tibor Navracsics (Education, Culture, Youth and Sport)

Marianne Thyssen (Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility)

A New Boost for Jobs, Growth and Investment

Vice President: Jyrki Katainen (Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness)

Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

Miguel Arias Cañete (Climate Action and Energy)

Corina Crețu (Regional Policy)

Jonathan Hill (Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

Pierre Moscovici (Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs)

Günther Oettinger (Digital Economy and Society)

Violeta Bulc (Transport)

Marianne Thyssen (Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility)

Vytenis Andriukaitis (Health and Food Safety)

Dimitris Avramopoulos (Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship)

Johannes Hahn (European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations)

Phil Hogan (Agriculture and Rural Development)

Věra Jourová (Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality)

Cecilia Malmström (Trade)

Carlos Moedas (Research, Science and Innovation)

Tibor Navracsics (Education, Culture, Youth and Sport)

Karmenu Vella (Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries)

Margrethe Vestager (Competition)

A Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy

Vice President: Maroš Šefčovič (Energy Union)

Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

Miguel Arias Cañete (Climate Action and Energy)

Corina Crețu (Regional Policy)

Phil Hogan (Agriculture and Rural Development)

Karmenu Vella (Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries)

Carlos Moedas (Research, Science and Innovation)

Violeta Bulc (Transport)

Věra Jourová (Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality)

Cecilia Malmström (Trade)

Günther Oettinger (Digital Economy and Society)

Pierre Moscovici (Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs)

Marianne Thyssen (Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility)

Margrethe Vestager (Competition)

A Stronger Global Actor

Vice President: Federica Mogherini (Foreign Affairs and Security Policy)

Johannes Hahn (European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations)

Cecilia Malmström (Trade)

Neven Mimica (International Cooperation and Development)

Christos Stylianides (Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management)

Dimitris Avramopoulos (Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship)

Miguel Arias Cañete (Climate Action and Energy)

Violeta Bulc (Transport)

References

^ Barroso names new EU commission team. Euronews. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
^ Parliament elects ‘politically ecumenical’ Juncker as Commission President EurActiv
^ Blow to Cameron as centrist MEPs back Juncker for European commission job The Guardian
^ http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/23/us-eu-commission-juncker-idUKKBN0EY1G820140623
^ "EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION appointing the European Commission" (PDF). European Council. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
^ "European Council (23 and 24 October 2014) ‒ Conclusions" (PDF). European Council. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
^ "The new European Commission – Parliament elects new European Commission". European Parliament. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
^ "Juncker Commission takes office". European Commission. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
^ Jean-Claude Juncker: My Agenda for Jobs, Growth, Fairness and Democratic Change The Parliament Magazine
^ Cerulus, Laurens (July 10, 2014). "Juncker wants more women in new Commission team".
^ http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-priorities-2020/poland-italy-nominations-leave-juncker-needing-three-more-commissioners
^ EU Commission College
^ Vice-presidents to lead teams of commissioners
^ The new structure of the Juncker Commission

External links

[1] Barroso names new EU commission team. Euronews. Retrieved 27 November 2009.

[2] Parliament elects ‘politically ecumenical’ Juncker as Commission President EurActiv

[3] Blow to Cameron as centrist MEPs back Juncker for European commission job The Guardian

[4] ttp://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/23/us-eu-commission-juncker-idUKKBN0EY1G820140623

[councildecision-5] "EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION appointing the European Commission" (PDF). European Council. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

[councilconclusions-6] "European Council (23 and 24 October 2014) ‒ Conclusions" (PDF). European Council. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

[epjunckerel-7] "The new European Commission – Parliament elects new European Commission". European Parliament. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

[commissionelected-8] "Juncker Commission takes office". European Commission. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

[9] Jean-Claude Juncker: My Agenda for Jobs, Growth, Fairness and Democratic Change The Parliament Magazine

[Euractiv-10] Cerulus, Laurens (July 10, 2014). "Juncker wants more women in new Commission team".

[11] ttp://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-priorities-2020/poland-italy-nominations-leave-juncker-needing-three-more-commissioners

[College-12] EU Commission College

[13] Vice-presidents to lead teams of commissioners

[14] The new structure of the Juncker Commission

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