site.btaUPDATED Draft Composition of New European Commission Features 11 Women, Including Bulgarian Ekaterina Zaharieva

There are eleven women in the draft structure of the new European Commission, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday in Strasbourg. Among them is Ekaterina Zaharieva, who will be responsible for startups, research and innovation.

Ursula von der Leyen presented the structure of the future EC and the distribution of responsibilities of the new European Commissioners after meeting with the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament, including the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola and the leaders of the political groups.
At a press conference in Strasbourg, Ursula von der Leyen explained that the draft structure of the new EC is based on its political priorities, like competitiveness, security and digitalization.

At a press conference in Strasbourg, Ursula von der Leyen explained that the draft structure of the new EC is based on its political priorities, like competitiveness, security and digitalization.

"I know that you are very interested in the structure but allow me to speak first about the content that defines the structure. Together, we have defined core priorities. They are built around prosperity, security, democracy. The backdrop is: competitiveness in the twin transition, and they are very much intertwined and cross-cutting," said Von der Leyen.

All candidates will go through hearings with MEPs who must approve their candidacy. The new European Commission is due to take office by the end of the year.

Full list of nominees for the new European Commission:

• Magnus Brunner, Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration (Austria)
• Hadja Lahbib, Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management (Belgium)
• Ekaterina Zaharieva - Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation (Bulgaria)
• Dubravka Šuica, Commissioner for the Mediterranean (Croatia)
• Costas Kadis, Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans (Cyprus)
• Jozef Sikela, Commissioner for the International Partnerships (Czechia)
• Dan Jorgensen, Commissioner for Energy and Housing (Denmark)
• Kaja Kallas, Executive Vice-President for Foreign and Security Policy and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Defence Policy (Estonia)
• Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, Commissioner for Digital and Frontier Technologies (Finland)
• Stéphane Séjourné, Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, Commissioner for Industry, SMEs and the Single Market France (France)
  Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission President (Germany)
• Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism (Greece)
• Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare (Hungary)
• Michael McGrath, Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law (Ireland)
• Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms, Commissioner for Cohesion Policy, Regional Development and Cities (Italy)
• Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification (Latvia)
• Andrius Kubilius, Commissioner for Defence and Space (Lithuania)
• Christophe Hansen, Commissioner for Agriculture and Food (Luxembourg)
• Glenn Micallef, Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Culture, Youth and Sport (Malta)
• Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner for Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth, also responsible for taxation (Netherlands)
• Piotr Serafin, Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration (Poland)
• Maria Luis Alburquerque, Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investment Union (Portugal)
• Roxana Mînzatu - Executive Vice-President for People, Skills and Preparedness, Commissioner for Skills, Education, Quality Jobs and Social Rights (Romania)
• Maroš Šefčovič - Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency (Slovakia)
• Marta Kos, Commissioner for Enlargement, also responsible for the eastern neighbourhood and Ukraine’s reconstruction (Slovenia)
• Teresa Ribera - Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Commissioner for Competition (Spain)
• Jessika Roswall - Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy (Sweden)