Oettinger EU Commissioner for the Digital Economy – Reuters Germany

Oettinger EU Commissioner for the Digital Economy – Reuters Germany

       

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The former Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger will be responsible for the Digital Economy in the new EU Commission, but has a vice president about himself.

       

The Estonian Andrus Ansip will coordinate the topic in the Brussels authority under Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker. There are seven vice-presidents, the former Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans work as First Vice President and shall be responsible for better regulation at EU level. “He is my right hand and my deputy be,” Juncker said on Wednesday at the launch of his team.

       

The former French finance minister Pierre Moscovici takes over the economy, currency and taxes. The Personnel is controversial – critics accuse the ruling Socialists in Paris prior to lax deal with EU budgetary requirements. Moscovici’s successor Michel Sapin had to concede until the morning to miss the EU requirements again. The Lette Valdis Dombrovskis (EUR) and the Finn Jyrki Katainen (work, growth and investment) to act in the new EU Commission Vice President for the area economy and are thus Moscovici superior.

       

For more Vice Presidents are Slovenia’s Alenka Bratusek (energy-Union), the Bulgarian Kristalina Georgieva (household) and the Italian Federica Mogherini that has already been provided by the EU Member States and EU foreign policy chief. Juncker announced Mogherini, which is also assumed in the EU Council, representing the EU countries more closely to the EU Commission.

        
       

Swedish IS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATION

       

Traditional important in Brussels is also the area of ​​competition, which goes to the Danish Margrethe Vestager. Trade Commissioner and thus responsible for the negotiations on the controversial free trade agreement with the United States is the Swede Cecilia Malmström.

       

For the surprise nomination of critical Euro British Jonathan Hill as Commissioner for the area of ​​financial stability, financial services and capital market provides. The British government had crossed situated in the past on many issues in this area with Brussels, because she fears among other things, its financial center of London. The new commissioners have yet to be confirmed by the European Parliament before they can start work in November.

       
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