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There are two methods the remaining commissioners might go. Either — as has been the case for a lot of the commissioners to date — the teams might want to safe a two-thirds majority in every of the committees that grilled the commissioners from Nov. 4-12. Or — if talks on a bundle deal go nowhere — the seven commissioners might face dangerous secret votes the place they want a easy majority of MEPs.
The second choice is wanting more and more possible, because the Socialists & Democrats have made clear they won’t help Fitto and Várhelyi, seemingly eliminating the potential of a bundle method.
Even if all seven do belatedly go their hearings, there’s nonetheless one remaining hurdle earlier than the Commission can begin: The Parliament has penciled in a Nov. 27 vote on the entire bundle of 27 commissioners, referred to as the College, to happen at a plenary session in Strasbourg.
If a majority of lawmakers give the Commission the thumbs-up, von der Leyen’s new staff will be capable to begin work Dec. 1 as deliberate.
If not, the Commission is taking a look at a 2025 begin date.
