Von der Leyen has made Draghi’s proposals central to her second term as Commission president, incorporating their main conclusions into a political program that she has asked the European Parliament to support over the summer, separate from the EU joint loan. Yes.
Announcing her new team in parliament on Wednesday, von der Leyen announced that key initiatives for her next five-year term will be a “competitiveness compass” to close the innovation gap with the United States, decarbonize the EU economy and increase economic independence . , each member is instructed to contribute to these goals.
Her words were somewhat vague, but a specific aspect of the announcement was that it was ongoing work to set up a management group to help the commission’s departments maintain implementation of the report, including a small number of people who helped Draghi write the study and kept it confidential. . On track.
The exact nature of the task force is still being worked out ahead of the next committee meeting, which begins December 1. This group is likely to be located within the Secretariat, which will be the core of the EU executive branch. You can also report directly to von der Leyen.
