New EU Commissioners-designate Meeting

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 18: New Commissioner-designates (CD) pose in the EU Commission HQ on September 18, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. (L-R) CD Executive VP for Cohesion & Reforms Raffaele Fitto, CD for Financial Services & Savings & Investments Union Maria Luis Albuquerque, CD for Agriculture & Food Christophe Hansen, CD for Environment & Water Resilience Jessika Roswall, CD for International Partnerships Jozef Sikela, CD for Mediterranean Dubravka Suica, CD for Defence & Space Andrius Kubilius, CD Executive VP for People, Skills & Preparedness Roxana Minzatu, CD for Climate, Net Zero & Clean Growth Wopke Hoekstra, CD for Economy & Productivity Valdis Dombrovskis, CD Executive VP for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, CD Executive VP for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, CD for Trade & Economic Security Maros Sefcovic, CD for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas, CD High Representative for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy & VP of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, CD for Startups, Research & Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva, CD for Preparedness & Crisis Management; Equality Hadja Lahbib, CD for Fisheries & Oceans Costas Kadis, CD for Energy & Housing Dan Jorgensen, CD for Democracy, Justice, & the Rule of Law Michael McGrath, CD for Health & Animal Welfare Oliver Varhelyi, CD for Inter-generational Fairness, Youth, Culture & Sport Glenn Micallef, CD for Budget, Anti-Fraud & Public Administration Piotr Serafin & Commissioners-designate Executive VP for Prosperity & Industrial Strategy Stephane Sejourne. All the Commissioners-designate will pass first a hearing in the European Parliament before they will be nominate EU Commissioner. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)