Gender balance in the College of Commissioners in 2019 was 15 men; 12 women. When Phil Hogan was replaced by Mairead McGuinness it became 14 men; 13 women. Now, due to resignations, it's 13 men; 12 women. Number of male commissioners always been higher than female.

Hungary’s government says it’s ready to give every migrant trying to enter the country a one-way ticket to Brussels if a top EU court ruling forces Budapest to adopt a “no-detention” refugee policy. trib.al/lWMu1Wj

LucreciaAldao🇪🇸🇵🇭🇺🇲🇬🇧🇨🇭🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Luc Frieden Ursula von der Leyen I was lead candidate for the European Parliament elections and my party came in first if that answers your question.

Very saddened this week to learn of the untimely passing of Lorenzo Vella, who served diligently as Malta's Representative at COREPER, and shared, with me and colleagues, many hours of negotiations. My heartfelt condolences to his loved ones and colleagues. May he rest in peace

The boss move for von der Leyen now would be to make her executive vice presidents (if she has them again) all women.

Criticism mounts in Brussels as capitals nominate man after man after man for commissioner roles. politico.eu/article/ursula…

So saddened to learn of the death of Predrag Fred Matić - a Croatian Member of European Parliament, a friend and a colleague. Anyone who worked with him knew how passionate he was about the power of Europe to make a difference, how deeply he believed in politics as a force for positive

We are heartbroken about the passing of our dear friend Predrag Fred Matić. He will be remembered as a tireless fighter for social justice and women’s rights, and a war hero. His warmth, honesty, courage and wit will be greatly missed. Our deepest condolences to Predrag’s

When is a conflict of interest not a conflict of interest? Apparently when you are the president of the European Parliament. Read — The Metsola exception: President and her cruise ship lobbyist husband with Eddy Wax ✍️ and Elisa Braün politico.eu/article/robert…

Good luck getting to work on that

In today's EU Influence: 🕵️ A Kremlin influence operation that targeted the US election. 🔬 The Hunger Games for running Sciences Po, one of the EU’s factories for the elite. 💋 Why you shouldn’t hire your mistress as a consultant. Jump in👇 trib.al/QRl1DQ4

I have won an anti-defamation lawsuit against a Latvian TV program for slander over my supposed “ties” with Russia and Iran, based, in part, on the libelous material published in Azerbaijani propaganda outlets, itself drawn, in part, from MEK affiliates. Great precedent!

Via euronews: Centre-right will claim most coveted Commission jobs, leak suggests euronews.com/my-europe/2024…

'Congratulations to the guy who refused to back me for a second term as Commission president'

Throwback to March Michel Barnier refuses to back Ursula von der Leyen for second term as EU Commission chief politico.eu/article/michel…

Far-right mayor in Italy bans cricket 🤦 bbc.com/news/articles/…

Slovenian media reporting that Tomaz Vesel is withdrawing as commissioner candidate

There's always a local angle...

🚨 BREAKING: Slovenia’s male EU commissioner nominee has dropped out amid Ursula von der Leyen’s gender equality push. Here's the full story: trib.al/At7B16T

Slovenia’s male commissioner nominee drops out amid von der Leyen’s gender equality push politico.eu/article/sloven…