Speakers:
Almut Möller, Director for European and Global Affairs, European Policy Centre (EPC)
Klaus Welle, Former Secretary-General of the European Parliament
Shahin Vallée, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Technology, DGAP
Chair:
Jan Stöckmann, Head of the Director’s Office, DGAP
Every Thursday morning, DGAP’s Research Institute brings together experts and high-level guests to discuss the latest developments in foreign affairs. This week, we will look at the College of Commissioners proposed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on September 17. For the first time, it includes a Commissioner for Defence. With Raffaele Fitto of Italy’s far-right Fratelli d’Italia set to receive one of the Executive Vice-President roles, it is also shifting to the Right. Meanwhile, von der Leyen’s main internal opponent, Thierry Breton, is no longer part of the team. Together, we will also examine the policy priorities of this new Commission and the approval process in the European Parliament.
Please register here:events@dgap.org. You will find information related to data processing at https://dgap.org/en/zoom. Please note that this event will be recorded.
For any questions, please contact Yulia Loeva (events@dgap.org).