**Summary:**
On July 2, 2019, the European Council adopted Decision (EU) 2019/1136, proposing Ursula von der Leyen as the candidate for President of the European Commission to the European Parliament. This decision was made in accordance with Article 17(7) of the Treaty on European Union, which mandates the European Council to propose a candidate for President of the Commission, taking into account the elections to the European Parliament and after conducting appropriate consultations. The elections to the European Parliament took place between May 23 and May 26, 2019, as per Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/767. Prior to the decision, consultations were held between representatives of the European Parliament and the European Council, as outlined in Declaration No. 11 annexed to the Final Act of the Intergovernmental Conference which adopted the Treaty of Lisbon. The decision was signed by the President of the European Council, D. Tusk, and will be forwarded to the European Parliament and published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Council: The institution of the European Union, comprising the heads of state or government of the member states, along with the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission.
European Parliament: The parliamentary body of the European Union that is directly elected by EU citizens.
President of the European Commission: The head of the European Commission, responsible for leading the executive branch of the European Union.
Treaty on European Union: One of the primary treaties upon which the European Union is founded.
Ursula VON DER LEYEN: The candidate proposed to the European Parliament for President of the European Commission.
Brussels: The city where the European Council decision was made.
Council Decision EU, Euratom 2018/767: Council Decision fixing the period for the ninth election of representatives to the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage.
Treaty of Lisbon: An international agreement that amends the two treaties which form the constitutional basis of the European Union.
L 179 I/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 3.7.2019
EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/1136
of 2 July 2019
proposing to the European Parliament a candidate for President of the European Commission
THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 17(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 17(7) of the Treaty on European Union provides that, taking into account the elections to the European
Parliament and after having held the appropriate consultations, the European Council proposes to the European
Parliament a candidate for President of the European Commission.
(2) The elections to the European Parliament were held between 23 and 26 May 2019, in accordance with Council
Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/767 (1).
(3) In accordance with Declaration No 11 annexed to the Final Act of the Intergovernmental Conference which
adopted the Treaty of Lisbon, representatives of the European Parliament and of the European Council conducted
the necessary consultations.
(4) Therefore a candidate should be proposed to the European Parliament for President of the European Commission,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Ms Ursula VON DER LEYEN is hereby proposed to the European Parliament as candidate for President of the European
Commission.
Article 2
This Decision shall be forwarded to the European Parliament.
Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 2 July 2019.
For the European Council
The President
D. TUSK
(1) Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2018/767 of 22 May 2018 fixing the period for the ninth election of representatives to the European
Parliament by direct universal suffrage (OJ L 129, 25.5.2018, p. 76).