The team will have to deal with the impending divorce from the United Kingdom which is scheduled to leave the 28-nation bloc as well as issues to do with fight against climate change.
If approved by the European Parliament, Mrs. von der Leyen’s executive team will be the most gender-diverse in EU history, with 13 women and 14 men.
There is no UK representation as Brexit is currently scheduled for 31 October.
That exit date is the day before the new Commission takes office. MEPs will hold confirmation hearings for each nominee.
Based in Brussels, the Commission is tasked with enforcing EU rules and the bloc’s treaties. It is the only EU body that can draft laws.
The new executive team of 27 – one for each member state – is planned to be in place for five years.
