New EU Commissioners-designate Meeting

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 18: New Commissioners-designate (2024-2029) President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is talking to (L-R) CD Commissioner for Mediterranean Dubravka Suica, the EU Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi, the CD Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius, the CD Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva, the CD Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management; Equality Hadja Lahbib, the CD High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, the CE Executive Vice-President for People, Skills and Preparedness Roxana Minzatu, the CD Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth Wopke Hoekstra, the CD Commissioner for Economy and Productivity; Implementation and Simplification Valdis Dombrovskis, the CD Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration Piotr Serafin and the CD Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms Raffaele Fitto during an informal meeting in the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarter on September 18, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. 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)