Female Commissioners call for Member States to nominate more women in new College
Female EU Commissioners have signed a letter supporting a call by President-Designate Jean-Claude Juncker for Member States to nominate at least 10 women for the next Commission. The letter, addressed to Mr Juncker, states that the European Union is committed to making continual progress towards gender equality and that such progress demands an increase, not a decrease, in the number of female Commissioners.
It concludes: "You deserve a flying start – and with 10 or more female Commissioners in your team you will get it."
The new Commission President, once approved by the European Parliament, is responsible for deciding how the portfolios in the new mandate will be attributed.
