The emotions stirred in July by the European Council’s power grab have settled. The Parliament continues to hold the future Commission to high standards and to keep a close eye on it, but no names have been put forward to replace the President elect, should the new College lose the final vote on 23 October. This suggests that the ‘retouched’ von der Leyen Commission will have a majority.
As for the appointments to the Commission posts, 25 governments have been asked to submit their...