Criticism of the European Commission Appointment Process

by name voted on 27.11.2024

Summary

This resolution criticizes the 2024 Commissioner selection process for being overly politicized and lacking transparency. It proposes higher voting thresholds and more rigorous, merit-based evaluations to ensure institutional balance.

10 27.11.2024

Resolution

election

european union

political party

public administration

legislative procedure

Key points

The motion condemns the fact that recent hearings for potential Commissioners focused on political deals instead of professional competence.
There is significant concern that several candidates were approved despite having little experience or poor performance in their roles.
The resolution criticizes the lack of transparency caused by evaluation meetings being held behind closed doors.
A new rule is proposed requiring a two-thirds majority for the election of both the Commission President and all Commissioners.

Vote

PPE

S&D

PfE

ECR

Renew

Verts/ALE

The Left

NI

ESN

Total

Documents (PDFs)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on election of the Commission MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on election of the Commission

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