The president of the European Commission, also known as president of the College of Commissioners is the head of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union. The president of t
Headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels (Berlaymont building)
Walter Hallstein, the first president of the Commission
President Mansholt opened the first enlargement talks with Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom
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The Spitzenkandidat process is the method of linking the choice of President of the Commission to the outcome of the European Parliament elections, with each major European political party nominating
For the first time, prior to the 2014 election presidential candidates were nominated. This enabled them to present election programmes and campaign for the position (the EPP campaign bus of Jean-Claude Juncker depicted).
European Commission presidency candidates at Eurovision Debate (May 2019). Left to right: Zahradil, Cué, Keller, Vestager, Timmermans, Weber