Memo: President-elect Juncker interviews candidates for Commissioner

On 2 September 2014 President-elect of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker started interviewing Member State's candidates for Commissioner, before taking a final decision and communicating the list of Commissioners-designate to the Council of the European Union.

On the 4 September 2014, EurActiv published a leaked organogram in which the new commissioners had already been assigned their portfolios for the new European Commission.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Towards the Juncker Commission http://www.europeansources.info/record/towards-the-juncker-commission/

EUObserver, 02.09.14: Juncker starts interviews for new EU commission http://euobserver.com/institutional/125430

EurActiv, 03.09.14: Juncker starts interviews with Commissioner candidates http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-elections-2014/juncker-starts-interviews-candidate-commissioners-308173

European Voice, 04.09.14: The college in formation – what Juncker has to play with http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/the-college-in-formation-what-juncker-has-to-play-with/

EurActiv, 04.09.14: EXCLUSIVE: The Juncker team revealed http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-priorities-2020/exclusive-juncker-team-revealed-308203

EurActiv, 04.09.14: Lack of women no longer a problem for new Commission http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/lack-women-no-longer-problem-new-commission-308200

EurActiv, 05.09.14: Youth groups warn Juncker about scrapping education commissioner http://www.euractiv.com/sections/social-europe-jobs/youth-groups-warn-juncker-about-scrapping-education-commissioner-308228

EurActiv, 05.09.14: Is this what a digital Commission looks like? http://www.euractiv.com/sections/infosociety/what-digital-commission-looks-308224

EurActiv, 05.09.14: Parliament reacts to Juncker’s plan to merge energy and climate portfolios http://www.euractiv.com/sections/energy/parliament-reacts-junckers-plan-merge-energy-and-climate-portfolios-308235

EurActiv, 04.09.14: Britain handed climate and energy portfolio in draft Juncker Commission line-up http://www.euractiv.com/sections/uk-europe/britain-handed-climate-and-energy-portfolio-draft-juncker-commission-line-308201

EUObserver, 04.09.14: Names list for new EU commission complete http://euobserver.com/institutional/125477

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