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A new composition of the European Commission
The elected President of the European Commission Luxembourger Jean-Claude Junker, who will replace the Portuguese Jose Manuel Barrosa on November 1, announced the distribution of portfolios in his office. The new composition of the structure is published on the EU website.
The first vice president of the European Commission was appointed the current head of the Foreign Foreign Ministry Frances Timmermans. Also, among the vice presidents are the former premieres of Estonia Andrus Ansip and Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis. The vice president for energy interaction will be the former prime minister of Slovenia Alenka Brother, and the European Commissioner on Climate Issues and Energy - Spaniard Miguel Arias Kanyet. The ex-Minister of Finance of France Pierre Mosquel will be responsible for the questions of the economy.
The name of the new supreme representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security, which is also the vice president of the European Commission, was announced on August 30 . This post was taken by the head of the Italian Foreign Ministry Federica Mogherini.
The 59-year-old Junker for almost 19 years-from January 1995 to December 2013-was the Prime Minister of Luxembourg. He was elected to his new post on July 15. His candidacy was supported by 422 euros deputy of 729 participating in the vote.