What's at stake? 🏆 Eternal glory and bragging rights! 🌟 No budget, but you’ll gain massive respect—and a fun Bluesky bio flex! 😎 Ready to play? Let the guessing begin! #FantasyCollege
Now, the 3 rules: 1️⃣ No Ursula von der Leyen or Kaja Kallas as picks 2️⃣ Submit by retweeting this post or via DM (for secret plays!) by 10/9 at 8pm CET 3️⃣ Only the first 100 plays count (in the unlikley case of hundreds of entries) 🏃♂️💨
Scoring is simple: 🏅 3 pts – Correct Commissioner & portfolio 🏅 2 pts – Correct EVP 🏅 1 pt – Half-right portfolio (e.g., Dombrovskis as Agriculture Commissioner only) or not the full portfolio (e.g., Brunner for Chess and Sports) How many can you get right? 😉
Need help choosing? 🤔 Check out this articles for profiles of the so-far rumoured Commissioner-designates! 📝 Stay updated before you lock in your picks!
With Belgium nominating foreign minister Hadja Lahbib, we now know the 27 senior officials likely to lead the EU executive for the next five years. Euronews takes a peek behind the CVs.
To play, follow these 2 steps: 1️⃣ Pick 5 Commissioner-designates & assign them portfolios 2️⃣ Choose one as your Executive Vice-President (EVP) Here's a dummy play example to get you started 👇
🎉 Excited to announce Fantasy College - an unofficial fantasy game where YOU predict the composition of the next European Commission! 🏛️ It’s super easy with just 2 steps & 3 simple rules. Scroll through to learn how to play! ⬇️ #FantasyCollege
Stonking opener to an EU Advocate General's opinion spotted by Euronews' Chief Sausage Correspondent @gerardofortuna.bsky.socialcuria.europa.eu/juris/docume...
⚠️Bulgaria is the first (and so far only) country putting forward a female and a male candidate for its Commissioner post, as requested by EU executive chief Ursula von der Leyen: former foreign affairs minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and former energy minister Julian Popov
"Would you ever blame Hungarians for the Soviet invasion of 1956? Would you ever blame Czechs for the Soviet repression of 1968?" -- Ursula von der Leyen today
This is a great and comprehensive article by @gerardofortuna.bsky.social@jackschickler.bsky.socialwww.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
After the summer, Ursula von der Leyen has some dream jobs to hand out, and some duff ones too. Euronews takes you on a journey from competition to multilingualism.