Eu Commission's New Officials Set To Take Office

A list of European commissioners has been released after members of the European Parliament voted in favor of a new European Commission under the leadership of Jean-Claude Juncker.



The Commission, the European Union's executive body responsible for proposing legislations and implementing decisions, will take office on November 1.



Former Italian foreign minister Federica Mogherini will succeed Catherine Ashton as the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission.



Mogherini's duties will include steering, coordinating and guiding commissioners in their work for European neighborhood policy, enlargement negotiations, trade, international negotiations and development.



Former Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmerman is set to become the new vice-president of the EU Commission.



Timmerman will be in charge of bringing together commissioners in their areas of responsibility and to shape coherent policies.



Other vice presidents of the Commission include Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva, who will be in charge of budget and human resources; Andrus Ansip, in charge of the digital single market; Slovak diplomat Maroš Šefčovič, in charge of the energy union; Valdis Dombrovskis in charge of the euro and social dialogue, and Yyrki Katainen, in charge of jobs, growth and investment.



Other members of the Commission include:



Günther Oettinger; digital economy and society



Johannes Hahn; European neighborhood policy and enlargement negotiations



Swedish politician Cecilia Malmstrom; trade



Neven Mimica; international cooperation and development



Miguel Arias Canete; climate action and energy



Karmenu Vella; environment, maritime affairs and fisheries



Vytenis Andriukaitis; health, food and safety



Dimitris Avramopoulos; migration, home affairs and citizenship



Marianne Thyssen; Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labor Mobility



Pierre Moscovici; Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs



Christos Stylianides; Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management



Phil Hogan; Agriculture & Rural Development



Jonathan Hill; Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union



Violeta Bulc; Transport



Elżbieta Bieńkowska; Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs



Vĕra Jourová; Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality



Tibor Navracsics; Education, Culture, Youth and Sport



Corina Creţu; Regional Policy



Margrethe Vestager; Competition



Carlos Moedas; Research, Science and Innovation



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