On 10 September 2019, European Commission President-elect Ursula
von der Leyen proposed the structure of what she called the
"Geopolitical Commission". One of her most notable moves
was that Danish commissioner Margrethe Vestager, promoted to
Executive Vice-President, kept the competition portfolio. But keen
Brussels-watchers will be looking for other early signs of how von
der Leyen, this daughter of a former Director-General for
Competition, will want to position her team when it comes to issues
affecting the business community, such as competition policy,
regulatory activity, financial stability, and trade. Important in
this context is also how the set-up of her team compares to that
put in place by her predecessor Jean-Claude Juncker in
2014. We intend to update this Advisory once von der Leyen has
obtained approval for her team, in its final composition, from the
European Parliament.
