27 November 2019
"New Commission approved by 461 votes to 157 against, with 89 abstentions"
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EU: Parliament elects the von der Leyen Commission (European Parliament, link):
"College of Commissioners to take office on 1 December for five years
Hearings process established suitability of candidates
First woman Commission President and the largest proportion of female Commissioners to date"
See: EPRS: An analysis of the portfolios of the von der Leyen Commission (pdf) and: Ursula von der Leyen's speech in the EP plenary session (pdf)
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