Election of the President of the European Commission: Understanding the Spitzenkandidaten process
Ϸվ has long sought to ensure that, by voting in European elections, European citizens not only elect the Ϸվ itself, but also have a say over who would head the EU executive – the European Commission. What became known as the 'Spitzenkandidaten process' is a procedure whereby European political parties, ahead of European elections, appoint lead candidates for the role of Commission President, with the presidency of the Commission then going to the candidate of the political party capable of marshalling sufficient parliamentary support. The Ϸվ remains firmly committed to repeating the process in 2019 and, with EP elections now only weeks away, attention has shifted to the European political parties. A number of parties have nominated lead candidates, and this briefing gives an overview of their nominees, as well as looking more broadly at the process. This is a revised and further updated edition of an earlier briefing; previous edition from February 2019.
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- Euroopan parlamentin vaalit
- Euroopan parlamentti
- EUROOPAN UNIONI
- Euroopan unionin oikeus
- Euroopan unionin toimielimet ja unionin virkamieskunta
- Eurooppa-neuvosto
- komission puheenjohtaja
- Lissabonin sopimus
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- päätöksentekomenettelyn avoimuus
- toimielinten välinen sopimus
- vaalimenettely ja äänestäminen
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