The work programme shows how the Commission plans to give practical effect to the political priorities set out by the President. It provides a multiannual overview to help stakeholders and the other EU institutions plan their work with the Commission.

Commission work programme

During the plenary session in November II 2019, Ursula von der Leyen,&nbsp;President-elect of the EC, presents her team and programme. Parliament voted the entire list of candidates proposed by the President-elect and the Council by simple majority in a roll call vote. The college of Commissioners and their programme is approved. Results of the vote: 461 in favour, 157 against and 89 abstentions.

Parliament’s Conference of Presidents declared the Commissioner-designate hearings process complete on Thursday 21 November 2019.

The new European Commission officially takes up its duties on 1 December 2019.

Election of the 2019-2024 Commission

Mairead McGuinness, born 13 June 1959, from Ireland, was elected First Vice-President of the European Parliament in January 2017 and was re-elected to the post in July 2019. She has been a Vice-President of the Parliament since July 2014.

This new hearing came shortly after Commissioner Phil Hogan has submitted his resignation on 26 August 2020.

Mrs McGuinness is heard by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) where MEPs evaluate if she is suitable to become a member of the College of Commissioners and if she is qualified to carry out the particular duties assigned to her.

Hearing of Mairead MCGUINNESS, Commissioner-designate in charge of financia

EP and EC joint press conference by Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commision following the Parliament’s vote on the College of Commissioners

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents on the State of the Union 2021:.- with Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission

Ceremony to mark the start of the European Commission and the 10th anniversary of the Treaty of Lisbon - Family photo at the House of European History

Ceremony to mark the start of the EC and the 10th anniversary of the Treaty of Lisbon

Ceremony to mark the start of the European Commission and the 10th anniversary of the Treaty of Lisbon - Handover of a copy of the Treaty of Lisbon by David SASSOLI, EP President and Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council to Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the Commission in the presence of Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank at the House of European History in Brussels December 1, 2019

Ceremony to mark the start of the European Commission and the 10th anniversary of the Treaty of Lisbon - Joint Statement by David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament, Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission, Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council and Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank, at the House of European History, in Brussels December 1, 2019

Ceremony to mark the start of the European Commission and the 10th anniversary of the Treaty of Lisbon - Charles MICHEL, President of the Council, Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the Commission and Christine LAGARDE, President of the ECB, and David SASSOLI, EP President pose for the medias on the stairs of the House of European History in Brussels December 1, 2019

Ceremony to mark the start of the European Commission and the 10th anniversary of the Treaty of Lisbon - arrivals of Charles MICHEL, President of the Council, Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the Commission and Christine LAGARDE, President of the ECB, and David SASSOLI, EP President at the House of European History in Brussels December 1, 2019

As Tweeted by President Von Der Leyen: 'First family photo minus 1 (one Commisioner had to shake more hands than the others in the plenary and therefore is missing in the photo)'

First family photo of the VON DER LEYEN Commission - Behind the Scene

This memoclip illustrates the career of Mairead McGUINNESS within the European institutions. She has been a Member of the European Parliament since July 2004, then elected EP Vice-President in 2014, 2017 and 2019. On 8 September 2020 she was nominated by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as Commissioner-designate for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union, following the resignation of the Irish Commissioner Phil Hogan.

Memoclip: Mairead McGUINNESS, Commissioner-designate, Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union (archives)

Statement by Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council, during the ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Lisbon Treaty. On the 1 December starts also his mandate as new President of the European Council.

Ceremony to mark the start of the European Commission and the 10th anniversary of the Treaty of Lisbon: statement by Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council

Statement by Ursula VON DER LEYEN during the ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Lisbon Treaty. On the same day, Ursula VON DER LEYEN starts her mandate, as the new President of the EC.

Ceremony to mark the start of the European Commission and the 10th anniversary of the Treaty of Lisbon: statement by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the EC

Statement by Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) during the ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Lisbon Treaty in the House of European History, in Brussels.

Ceremony to mark the start of the European Commission and the 10th anniversary of the Treaty of Lisbon: statement by Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank

Presidents David SASSOLI and Charles MICHEL hand the copy of the Treaty of Lisbon to President von der LEYEN during the ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Lisbon Treaty in the House of European History, in Brussels.

Ceremony to mark the start of the European Commission and the 10th anniversary of the Treaty of Lisbon: handover of a copy of the Treaty of the European Union

European Anthem to close the ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Lisbon Treaty in the House of European History, in Brussels in presence of David SASSOLI, EP President, Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission, Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council, and Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank (ECB).

Ceremony to mark the start of the European Commission and the 10th anniversary of the Treaty of Lisbon: European Anthem

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Lisbon Treaty, David SASSOLI, EP President is hosting a ceremony in the House of European History, in Brussels on 1 December. He is joined by Ursula VON DER LEYEN, European Commission, Charles MICHEL, European Council, and Christine LAGARDE, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), to mark the 10th anniversary of the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. On the same day, a new chapter for Europe begins, as on 1 December the European Commission and its President Ursula VON DER LEYEN starts their mandate, as the new President of the European Council, Charles MICHEL. Extracts from the arrivals, family photo and visit of the House of the European History.

Ceremony to mark the start of the European Commission and the 10th anniversary of the Treaty of Lisbon: extracts from the arrivals, family photo and visit of the House of the European History

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