Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) of all political stripes spent much of Tuesday (17 September) briefing journalists on what they think of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal for the next EU executive team.

Centre-right Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his satisfaction with Greece's transport and tourism portfolio allocation in the next Commission. However, the candidate for the role, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, faces a challenging task ahead of his European Parliament's hearing. 

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen nominated Oliver Várhelyi as Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare on Tuesday (17 September), a move seen by the Hungarian opposition as humiliating and a sign of an increasingly marginalised Hungary.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's proposal for the next College of Commissioners is to split the tech portfolio into a maze-like organogram.

An impeachement procedure brought against French President Emmanuel Macron by the far-left La France insoumise (LFI) was deemed admissible by the bureau of the National Assembly on Tuesday (17 September), by 12 votes to 10.

The EU’s road transport sector faces critical challenges. The IRU's roadmap urges policymakers to enact supportive legislation to ensure the EU's economic and environmental goals are met.

With Teresa Ribera getting what is set to be the highly coveted role of executive vice-presidency for clean, fair and competitive transition in von der Leyen’s newly proposed team, Spain could be on its way to having the most influence it has ever had in Brussels, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez boasted on Tuesday.

The defence commissioner's tasks, revealed on Tuesday (17 September), unsurprisingly suggest that persuading member states to cooperate towards building an EU defence market will take up most of his time.

Jessika Roswall's appointment as European Commissioner for the Environment has been received very positively by the Swedish authorities, but her upcoming confirmation hearing is already shaping up to be tough.

Christophe Hansen, Luxembourg’s nominee for European commissioner, is set to oversee the agriculture and food security portfolio – pending confirmation by the European Parliament – during the 2024-2029 term, Ursula von der Leyen announced to journalists on Tuesday (17 September) in Strasbourg. 

Europe’s new energy and climate Commissioners are leaning more to the centre-right than their predecessors, with key lawmakers expecting more pragmatic policymaking. 

President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday (17 September) that balancing the overarching aims of competitiveness and security with the number of member states wanting their candidate to have an economy-related portfolio heavily influenced how she structured her College of Commissioners.

After a week of wrangling between Brussels and Ljubljana, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen designated Slovenia's Marta Kos for the bloc's coveted enlargement portfolio.

Finland’s Henna Virkkunen has been appointed as the European Commission's next executive vice-president for Tech Sovereignty, Security, and Democracy, signalling a shift in EU digital policy, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday (17 September).

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz (CDU/EPP) confirmed on Tuesday (17 September) that he will run against German chancellor Olaf Scholz in next year’s national elections, as he secured the backing of his internal opponents.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday (17 September) unveiled her plan to divide responsibilities among the European Union’s next crop of commissioners. 

Europeans voted in June 2024 for new EU Parliament representatives. With a new mandate starting, a crucial question lingers: will Europe pursue ambitious climate action? Will it support net zero technologies like CCU to build more sustainable industrial production in Europe?

The incoming Commissioner for Energy must be tasked with delivering the clean heat transition: phasing out fossil fuels in heating and cooling is the gateway towards energy security, affordability, European industrial competitiveness, and essential climate action.

Lithuania's Andrius Kubilius was announced on Tuesday (17 September) as the bloc's new defence and space commissioner, which is considered central to the EU's ambitions to rearm faced with the threat from Russia.

Meta late Monday (16 September) said it is banning Russian state media outlets from its apps around the world due to "foreign interference activity."