Ursula von der Leyen presented her list of Commissioners to the press on Tuesday, featuring six executive vice-presidents, four of whom are women, many important job titles given to Eastern European and Baltic countries, and some new portfolios like the Mediterranean, housing and animal welfare.
The European Parliament in Strasbourg was again divided — this time, it was the MEPs’ opinions that were split after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced her new batch of Commissioners.
Radio Schuman gathered different reactions from the MEPs Peter Liese, Christel Schaldemose, Moritz Körner, and Sergey Lagodinsky on the entire affair, including the fitness of individual Commissioners for their new tasks, big jobs that went to Eastern European and Baltic countries and the meme-inspiring animal welfare portfolio that went to a certain Olivér Várhelyi.
We also bring you a brief overview of the key issues set to dominate Wednesday’s plenary session in Strasbourg, along with a timeline outlining the European Parliament’s scrutiny and approval process for the newly announced Commissioner nominees.
Finally, we explore Europe’s best and worst metro systems — spoiler alert: Brussels did not perform very well.
Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Maïa de la Baume, with journalist and production assistant Eleonora Vasques, audio editing by Zacharia Vigneron and music by Alexandre Jas.
