Ursula von der Leyen seeks EU commissioners; member states submit biased male candidates despite guidelines.
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While Ursula von der Leyen’s clock is ticking regarding the fight for positions in the new European Commission, Bulgaria lacks a confirmed name for its government minister-president, let alone a nomination for an EU commissioner. The re-elected President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen (Germany), must urgently compile a list of nominated candidates that will be proposed to the Council of the EU for hearing and voting by the Members of the European Parliament in early autumn. To achieve this, Von der Leyen tasked each member state with proposing two candidates by August 30th—one man and one woman—from whom she will choose (a single nomination is permitted only if it is an incumbent commissioner). However, the governments that have submitted nominations so far are not adhering to these recommendations and are predominantly providing male candidates.
