MEPs approved by a large majority (461 votes in favour, 157 against and 89 abstentions) on Wednesday 27 November, the composition of the von der Leyen Commission, which will officially take office on 1 December.
“I am very happy. I feel humbled by this overwhelming majority”, Mrs von der Leyen told the press, describing the approval of MEPs as a “vote of confidence”.
This majority is larger than the one obtained by the Juncker Commission in 2014 (423 in favour,...