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Ben Crum
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Political Scientist @vuamsterdam / Democracy, European Union politics, Social justice, Digital governance, Political theory
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The most right-wing European Commission ever. Only 4 of its 27 members are SocDems with no Greens or further left. 2 are from the Far Right (ECR + Patriots), 6 are Liberals (Renew), and 14 are Centre-Right (EPP), 1 unaffiliated. 1/ www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

Von der Leyen unveils EU Commission top jobs, with some surprises
Von der Leyen unveils EU Commission top jobs, with some surprises

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday (17 September) unveiled her plan to divide responsibilities among the European Union’s next crop of commissioners.

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And only one vice-president from the EPP, against 2 S&D, 2 RENEW and 1 ECR Also, besides D, vice-presidents from F, IT and SP, complemented by FIN, EST and ROM

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We'll see ... It's a fine political balance, with VDL only including 1 EPP executive vice-president. Likely EP targets are Varhelyi, Micallef, Hanssen, maybe Kadis. But I am unsure how much it has to win in voting them down

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Von der Leyen's proposed College of Commissioners: Some notable surprises, esp. in the assignment of executive vice-presidents: - 4 female + the negotiated males from F and IT; - 2 S&D, 2 RENEW, 1 EPP (+VDL), 1 ECR; - none of the previous Commissioners (Dombrovskis, Sefkovic) who were expected

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Dit 👇 is volgens mij de meest kenmerkende passage uit het regeerprogramma, en de beoogde basis van de meest concrete en opvallende maatregel: het uitroepen van een asielcrisis. Een sterk staaltje zondebok-politiek

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WOinActie blijft zich verzetten tegen de dramatische bezuinigingen en zet de voorbereidingen voor een staking door. Problemen worden doorgeschoven naar studenten en jongere generaties wetenschappers. De bezuiniging blijft 1 miljard euro. Een bezuiniging op kennis en dus op de toekomst van Nederland.

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Ben Crum
@bencrum.bsky.social
Political Scientist @vuamsterdam / Democracy, European Union politics, Social justice, Digital governance, Political theory
563 followers69 following30 posts