In this article for the German Council on Foreign Relations, Julian Rappold sets out hurdles the new European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen will face when she takes office on November 1. He suggests that her weak electoral result in the EP will not necessarily translate into a weak presidency. She will have to win over the more critical Members of the European Parliament (MEPs); flesh out an ambitious work program for the next five years; build a strong, coherent, and efficient team of Commissioners that will be approved by the EP at the end of October; build on the unanimous support she received from the European Council, and establish close working relations with future European Council President Charles Michel. Only if she is able to rally all three institutions behind her, will the EU be able to tackle the challenges that arise with Brexit, great power competition, new security threats, climate change, and the technological revolution.
https://dgap.org/en/article/getFullPDF/32897

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