It consists of one commissioner from each of the member states of the European Union – including Ursula von der Leyen, its president, who is from Germany.

[9][10][11] On 17 June, an "informal meeting" of the European Council was held, where the heads of state and government discussed the next institutional cycle and their candidate for the Commission presidency.

[12] On 25 June, negotiators from the EPP (Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Donald Tusk), PES (Pedro Sánchez and Olaf Scholz) and Renew Europe (Emmanuel Macron and Mark Rutte) reached a preliminary agreement on the nominations.

[16][17][18] In the following weeks, von der Leyen had bilateral meetings with EPP, S&D, Renew,[19] G/EFA[20] and ECR[21] groups to gather support for her re-election.

[1][2][25] On 25 July 2024, President-elect Ursula von der Leyen sent the letters to member states asking them to officially nominate candidates for the post of European Commissioner before 30 August 2024.

[120] On 17 September 2024, Ursula von der Leyen announced in a press conference the college of commissioners and their portfolios.

The portfolio repartition reflects the declared priorities, with a strong focus on competitiveness, industrial policy and defence.

[166] She said in an interview with El Pais: "Ursula Von der Leyen has given me a vice presidency: It's a signal that [the green agenda] remains a priority.