European Council Decision (EU) 2024/2997 of 28 November 2024 appointing the Commission

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2024/2997 29.11.2024 EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2024/2997 of 28 November 2024 appointing the Commission THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 17(3) and (7), third subparagraph, thereof,

Whereas:

(1) The term of office of the European Commission appointed by European Council Decision (EU) 2019/1989 (1) came to an end on 31 October 2024.

(2) In accordance with Article 17(5) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), the European Council adopted Decision 2013/272/EU (2) concerning the number of members of the Commission.

(3) A new Commission, consisting of one national of each Member State, including its President and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, should be appointed until 31 October 2029.

(4) By Decision (EU) 2024/1862 (3), the European Council proposed Ms Ursula VON DER LEYEN to the European Parliament as the candidate for President of the Commission. The European Parliament elected her as President of the Commission at its plenary session of 18 July 2024.

(5) By Decision (EU) 2024/2086 (4), the European Council, with the agreement of the President-elect of the Commission, appointed Ms Kaja KALLAS as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the period from the end of the current term of office of the Commission until 31 October 2029.

(6) By Decision (EU) 2024/2517 (5), the Council, by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission, adopted the list of the other persons whom it proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission.

(7) By means of a vote held on 27 November 2024, the European Parliament gave its consent to the appointment, as a body, of the President of the Commission, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and the other Members of the Commission.

(8) The Commission should therefore be appointed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 The following are hereby appointed to the Commission for the period from 1 December 2024 to 31 October 2029: — as President:

Ms Ursula VON DER LEYEN, — as Member, Vice-President, pursuant to Article 18(4) TEU:

Ms Kaja KALLAS, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

(1) European Council Decision (EU) 2019/1989 of 28 November 2019 appointing the European Commission (OJ L 308, 29.11.2019, p. 100).

(2) European Council Decision 2013/272/EU of 22 May 2013 concerning the number of members of the European Commission (OJ L 165, 18.6.2013, p. 98).

(3) European Council Decision (EU) 2024/1862 of 27 June 2024 proposing to the European Parliament a candidate for President of the Commission (OJ L, 2024/1862, 1.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1862/oj).

(4) European Council Decision (EU) 2024/2086 of 24 July 2024 appointing the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (OJ L, 2024/2086, 26.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2086/oj).

(5) Council Decision (EU) 2024/2517, taken by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission, of 19 September 2024 adopting the list of the other persons whom the Council proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission (OJ L, 2024/ 2517, 23.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2517/oj).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2997/oj 1/2EN OJ L, 29.11.2024 — as Members:

Mr Magnus BRUNNER Ms Maria Luís CASANOVA MORGADO DIAS DE ALBUQUERQUE Mr Valdis DOMBROVSKIS Mr Raffaele FITTO Mr Christophe HANSEN Mr Wopke Bastiaan HOEKSTRA Mr Dan JØRGENSEN Mr Constantinos KADIS Ms Marta KOS Mr Andrius KUBILIUS Ms Hadja LAHBIB Mr Michael MCGRATH Mr Glenn MICALLEF Ms Roxana MÎNZATU Ms Teresa RIBERA RODRÍGUEZ Ms Jessika ROSWALL Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ Mr Stéphane Séjourné Mr Piotr Arkadiusz SERAFIN Mr Jozef SÍKELA Ms Ekaterina SPASOVA GECHEVA-ZAHARIEVA Ms Dubravka ŠUICA Mr Apostolos TZITZIKOSTAS Mr Olivér VÁRHELYI Ms Henna Maria VIRKKUNEN.

Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on 1 December 2024.

It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 28 November 2024.

For the European Council The President C. MICHEL 2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2997/oj