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COMPENDIUM EUROPEAN POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONS PROGRAMME - Confirmation hearings 2024: How will the Commission

28 Oct 2024

Ahead of the hearings, we analyse the Commissioners’ The three main chapters of the guidelines in terms of portfolios and the main priorities of the new Commission. [...] This is particularly apparent in the absence of a dedicated Commissioner The last mandate saw the appointment of a Commissioner for equality; instead, the responsibility for “equality” has responsible for equality and significant strides were been subsumed within the portfolio of the Commissioner- made over the course of the five years. [...] as the Work-Life Balance Directive, the European Care Strategy, the adoption of the Women on Boards and Pay The phrasing in the mission letter to Commissioner Transparency Directives, as well as the ratification of designate Hadja Lahbib’s suggests that equality is treated the Istanbul Convention and the directive on combating as an afterthought to the core responsibilities of the violence against. [...] While in the past, the interplay member states and within EU institutions, and to between the European Parliament and the Commission strengthen the Rule of Law in the EU, while facing has led to improvements such as a strengthened internal opposition? Annual Rule of Law Cycle, complete with actionable recommendations for member states and the Rule of Law Conditionality regulation. [...] There is a pressing need to address In the aftermath of the COVID19 pandemic and the the imbalance between the number of individuals Russian invasion of Ukraine, energy and housing have without shelter and the number of properties that are never been more critical in Europe.

Related Organizations

European Commission
European Council
European Parliament
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24
Published in
Belgium

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