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Committee Bulletin: Public Affairs 4Q19

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The ERA Public Affairs Committee discusses current national and European public affairs issues and defines ERA Europe's position on them.

Report from the Public Affairs committee

I. Impact on ERA Members: New EU Commission, new priorities

On 27th November 2019, the European Parliament approved the new European Commission for a five-year term until 2024 headed by Ursula von der Leyen who has assigned the portfolios to the new Commissioners. The new Commission started work on 1 December 2019.

An overview of the portfolios is provided here:

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/allocation-portfolios-supporting-services_en_0.pdf

The Commission will focus on six priorities

https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024

Of these six priorities, “making Europe fit for the digital age” will...

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