The new European Commission, whose new members are nominated by each EU member state, looks set to be dominated by men, despite President Ursula von der Leyen’s calls for equality. Of the 20 EU countries that have already officially announced the names of their candidates for the European Commission, 16 have nominated men. Across the 27 countries, the number of female commissioners could be reduced to six, including Ursula von der Leyen and future EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kalas. After her re-election in July for a new five-year term, the German official had made a clear and explicit appeal to member countries to nominate two candidates: one man and one woman. August 30 is the deadline for submitting the names of commissioners-designates As August 30, the deadline for submitting the names of commissioners-designates, approaches, it seems that von der Leyen has not been listened to. None […]
Source: News Beast
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