2019 EP Elections And now what overview and

2019 EP Elections And now what? overview and next steps concordeurope. org

A transversal process in CONCORD The work around the election has been since the beginning a cross-hub process: every hub and members (including members of members) are contributing to its implementation at EU and national level

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EP Elections Results ● Highest turnout in 25 years: 50. 95% ● EPP and S&D losing their long-held majority in the EP. ● ALDE and the Greens making significant gains. ● Far-right making relative and fragmented gains. concordeurope. org

21 Belgian seats in the EP / Five allies: - Marc Tarabella, member of DEVE very interested on Gender and agriculture Marie Arena, member of DROI + AFET very good ally on human rights and foreign affairs Saskia Bricmont, member of LIBE + INTA very good ally on trade and migration Philippe Lamberts, President of Greens and member of ECON Kathleen van Brempt, member of INTA a good ally on trade concordeurope. org

Post-elections timeline From 27 May - Negotiations to build EP groups. 2 July 28 May 20/21 June EC President selection EU Council president (deadline for D. Tusk to propose: 21/06) and EU council (qualified majority vote). 2 nd - 3 rd July First EP plenary in July: Start of the Parliament’s 9 th term / Constituent session in Strasbourg. Election of the President and the 14 Vice-Presidents of the EP and decision on the number and composition of Parliament’s standing committees. concordeurope. org

15 -19 July Second EP First opportunity of the election of the EC President by the EP (by majority vote) on plenary session the proposal approved by the Council. September-October Hearings of Commissioners-designate in Parliamentary Committees October EP plenary session The College of commissioners is elected, New Commission President gives an inaugural speech (TBC) 1 st November (TBC) The new EC takes office. concordeurope. org

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On 10 September 2019, European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen presented her team and the new structure of the next European Commission. The new College of Commissioners will consist of eight Vice-Presidents. Three of them will be Executive Vice-Presidents and will be both Vice-President responsible for one of three core topics of the President-elect's agenda and Commissioners concordeurope. org

● Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans (Netherlands) will coordinate the work on the European Green Deal. He will also manage climate action policy, supported by the Directorate-General for Climate Action. ● Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager (Denmark) will coordinate the EU agenda on a Europe fit for the digital age and be the Commissioner for Competition, supported by the Directorate-General for Competition. ● Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis (Latvia) will coordinate the work on an Economy that Works for People and be the Commissioner for financial services, supported by the Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union. concordeurope. org

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Post-election Task Forces 1) CONCORD introductory material + Presentation event in the EP. a) Briefing paper describing CONCORD and its thematic areas for policy makers. b) Post-election official CONCORD presentation event in the European Parliament. 2) Mass mobilisation targeting national MEPs (tbc in October / November). 3) Internal reflection and intelligence sharing. 4) Commissioners job descriptions. 5) Commissioner hearings. concordeurope. org

For any questions to be added to the EP election group (and/or to the single task forces) francesca. minniti@concordeurope. org