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The European Commission 's next President Ursula von der Leyen addresses a legislator

The European Parliament has the incoming President of The Commission , Ursula von der Leyen, the new team, with a large majority.

members of the European Parliament (MEP) voted against the new commissioners of 461 157. 89 abstentions were.

The new team office is on 1. December, a month later than planned.

wife of the Leyen, The First woman to assume The Presidency , said earlier that your team will "give Europe a new beginning" with a focus on Climate Change .

Wednesday is the vote in the European Parliament in Strasbourg needs to be approved by a simple majority for The Team .

wife of the Leyen, Germany's former defense Minister and a longtime close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel , promised to form a team to lead the EU Executive, which consists of the same number of men and women.

your list of 27 sees 12 women get a place at The Top of the Table - himself included - After weeks of contention about the candidates grilled by members of Parliament.

There is no UK Commissioner. Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided that the government will not nominate a candidate, although the UK has not yet The Union , and the EU has since initiated legal action.

"A member of Our Family intends to leave our union," Mrs von der Leyen said before yesterday's vote, in cheering and clapping from the UK's Escape Party members. "A large majority of this house does not seem to be very happy that the small [Escape] group claps in the position to be so loud, not more," She Said to enthusiastic applause.

A Number of deputies, which voted on Wednesday expressed objections to some of the selected candidates, citing conflicts of interest.

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Thierry Breton (France): internal market and services", I sold all of my shares," the ex-chief of the French tech giant Atos insured members, if you have any questions about possible conflicts of interest earlier this month.

The 64-year-old was France, the second candidate for the von der Leyen-team, After President Emmanuel Macron preferred choice, Sylvie Goulard , was rejected.

Mr Breton stressed the need for the regulation of the tech industry and bring in the rules for the single market, he argued, would help to meet the challenges, from competition outside the EU.

Thierry Breton caused a little stir at The Top of the Atos in 2011, when he announced to prohibit a plan's internal E-Mail exchange. The idea is described, aimed at the elimination of distractions and the improvement of individual productivity, to the time, as both "fat" and "stupid".

In The Years that followed, E-Mail correspondence with Atos, has been gradually replaced by an internal messaging System , a step credited with contributing to the growth.

Margrethe Vestager (Denmark): Vice-President - Europe fit for the Digital AgeA big names in the Danish policy, MS Vestager has the last five years spent as the EU competition Commissioner, is the spearhead of the EU anti-trust investigations, the met ended in a lot of money for US technology giants Google and Apple.

your consent for this new, high-Power Role can this technology lead to the company and to take note of, as it is part of a digital-to-reform, and competition policy.

she already has the wrath of the U.S. President Donald Trump deserves to be: "your tax lady, she really hates US," he is reported to have told her former boss, Jean-Claude Juncker.

believes But Mrs Vestager, 51,, must the company pay your way.

she has previously served as Denmark's economy and interior Ministers.

Oliver Varhelyi (Hungary): neighbourhood policy and enlargement policyMr Varhelyi, 47, was only The Green light last week - a move described by Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban as the country's "greatest diplomatic success" in a decade.

Hungary's government has the conflict with the EU on issues of the rule of law and migration in recent years of several laws, in violation of the EU treaties.

Mr Orban said Hungary could now "join, you increase your influence in the European policy" in the areas of migration by EU candidates in the Balkans.

During his hearing at the beginning of the month, the deputies raised the question of whether Mr Varhelyi was the loyalty with the Block as a whole or with Mr Orban. He insisted that he would not take orders from Budapest.

The former Hungarian candidate Laszlo Trocsanyi , was blocked in front of hearings about a conflict of interest.

Dubravka Suica (Croatia): Vice-President for democracy and DemographyMs Suica has joined a MEP since Croatia joined the EU in 2013 and has vowed to use her position to find a solution for Europe 's demographic change, describing it as "a cause, some people lose faith in our democracy".

The former mayor of Dubrovnik - The First woman, who is said to secure The Role that you work "in the direction of the rule of law and transparency". But the 62-year-old has come Under Fire for a lack of transparency in terms of their own personal wealth.

"Can you show how you acquired a fortune of More Than €5m ($5. 5m; £4. 3m)?" Ms Suica was asked by a member of the European Parliament in a hearing.

said the figure included the salary of the husband had received a significant wage during his many years as a sea captain, and "everything is clear and transparent."

Ms Suica was also asked about their prior decision to vote against the European resolutions for the more rights the women had, particularly in relation to sexual and Reproductive Health .

Frans Timmermans (the Netherlands): Vice-President for the European Green DealThe centre-left politician has already shown a preparedness to tackle the climate crisis, to help to control by the EU legislation to ban plastic straws in his Role as vice-President of The Commission .

The multilingual 58-year-old entrusted with The Task , received a contribution to the implementation of the environmental policy a Standing Ovation earlier this month, when he proposed that "a Central Role " for hydrogen in Europe .

Mr Timmermans said this was because in Europe a lot of gas infrastructure in place already so that the transition is smooth and cost-effective.

He has also earlier the EU in 2016, is negotiating to reduce a deal with Turkey, the flow of migrants, and has warned of the risks of nationalism.

Margaritis Schinas (Greece): Vice-President for the promotion of the European Way of Life , this new and broad Role the current EU Commission spokesman and a member of Greece's ruling center there-right New democracy party, the control of migration, security, employment and education.

even The name of his job is a delicate question. It had to be changed, After the previous title - the protection of Our European style was criticized to live for the exploitation of radical right-wing rhetoric. It has been described by members as "grotesque" and by Amnesty International as "worrying".

Mr Schinas' top two priorities, according to the Greek Prime Minister , Kyriakos Mitsotakis review, should System , the reform of the EU asylum and increase the protection of the borders.

Greece has to pay a large increase in migrants -, the crossing of Turkey. Five of the Islands are under enormous strain by The Arrival of tens of thousands of asylum-seekers.

Jutta Urpilainen (Finland): International PartnershipsMs Urpilainen, The First woman at The Top of the Finnish social Democratic Party (SDP) in 2008, has said that gender equality should be a top priority for all existing and further development of the EU programmes and policies.

Speak to the Deputy in October, the 44-year-old described the EU-2030-framework for sustainable development goals "a Golden opportunity" for Europe a pioneering Role in the fight against global poverty.

at The age of 22, she founded the Finnish-European youth movement to promote the search under the auspices of the young European Federalists, a group of a democratic Europe "".

Later, as Finland's Minister of Finance, in 2012, Ms Urpilainen wrote on her website that her country "would think, leaves the Euro, instead of paying other countries debts in the currency area". The remark led to questions about the SDP-s-the position of Finland's membership, and The Party was forced to issue a series of denials and clarifications.

Phil Hogan (Ireland): trade, Mr Hogan - the so-called "Big Phil " - has the EU's point man in the future in any Brexit negotiations with the United Kingdom.

The 59-year-old has said he is looking forward to the cooperation with the United Kingdom from time to time, whether and when the UK withdrawal from the EU takes place during his term of office.

But, while it is not clear who in the future negotiations on the UK side, Mr Hogan has been vocally mocking of Prime Minister Johnson and his attitude to the Escape.

"The British government only Church Illian legacy -" never so few have done so much harm to so many." Play with the peace and the Good Friday agreement is not a good policy," he wrote in the Irish Independent newspaper in August.

Ylva Johansson (Sweden): home Affairs

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