Greens want four EU Commission jobs in return for von der Leyen support

(EurActiv, 18 Jul 2019) The Greens in the European Parliament have spelt out their conditions for backing future legislative proposals coming out of the new Commission that will take office on 1 November. EURACTIV’s media partner Ouest-France reports.

Since Ursula von der Leyen’s election as European Commission President on Tuesday (16 July), questions regarding the composition of her team of commissioners have started to surface.

On Wednesday (17 July), the co-president of the Greens in the European Parliament, Philippe Lamberts, called on the new Commission president to make room for four Green Commissioners. In exchange, he is assuring his group’s cooperation.

“We cannot rely on the Greens to secure a majority in parliament without us being in the European Commission,” Lamberts said at a press briefing.

“They want us? They have to pay,” the Belgian MEP said.

Given the Green’s performance at the European elections on 26 May, “that makes four commissioners,” he calculated.

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EurActiv, 18 Jul 2019: Greens want four EU Commission jobs in return for von der Leyen support