On Wednesday 3 July, the European Commission adopted rules to ensure a smooth transition from the current members of the College of Commissioners to the next ones.
These rules are addressed to the President-elect and the Commissioners-designate for the months preceding their appointment to the new Commission.
They take into account the fact that Commissioners-designate are required to spend considerable time in Brussels, Luxembourg and/or Strasbourg to prepare to formally assume their duties.
More specifically, following his or her nomination, the President-elect will in principle be entitled to an office on the Commission's premises, the necessary computer equipment and a limited number of staff to assist him or her in their work. The same shall apply to Commissioners-designate from the moment the President-elect announces his or her acceptance of them as candidates to be members of the Commission.
The President-elect and Commissioners-designate will also be able to count on the support of the Commission services, including the Commission's representations in the EU Member States, for their possible travel.
The full text of the rules is available: https://bit.ly/2KVQCxb (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)