On 18 July 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who was elected for a second mandate, presented to the European Parliament her Political Guidelines for the next European Commission 2024-2029.
She put forward a list of Commissioners-designate and their portfolios, reflecting the ambitions set out in the Political Guidelines. These Commissioners-designate appeared in public hearings at the European Parliament in November.
On 27 November, following a debate with President von der Leyen, the European Parliament approved the new College of Commissioners as a whole. The European Council, acting by qualified majority, formally appointed the Commission’s new leadership which entered into office on 1 December 2024.
