In the forty-seventh episode of the EU to go podcast, Thu Nguyen takes a look at the new EU Commission with Johannes Lindner and Jannik Jansen and what the changed power structures mean for Europe's future.
The EU Commission under Ursula von der Leyen is in place and has been in office since 1 December. But what did the path to this look like? In this episode, the three experts talk about the shifted balance of power in the European Parliament, the role of Manfred Weber and the conflicts surrounding the formation of the Commission. The three explain how Manfred Weber forged ‘his majority’, the challenges faced in appointing the Commissioners and the course this sets for issues such as climate policy, security and the EU agenda after the parliamentary elections.
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