How the European Commission’s deadlock might finally break
The European Parliament is on the brink of finalising the new College of Commissioners after weeks of negotiations, according to a draft seen by Euractiv.
Spain’s Teresa Ribera fell under scrutiny after October’s devastating Valencia floods, and faced fierce opposition from the Spanish wing of the European People’s Party (EPP). The political deadlock threatened not only her nomination as vice-president of the European Commission but also the approval of the whole College. But negotiations between parliamentary groups in Brussels appear to have finally ended.
What fueled the EPP’s resistance, and how was an agreement reached?
Join host Giada Santana and reporter Sofia Sanchez Manzanaro as they analyse the fallout from the Valencia disaster and its ripple effects on the Commission’s formation.
