The Six Policy Priorities of the Von Der Leyen Commission
The Six Policy Priorities of the Von Der Leyen Commission

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Published: 2023

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ISBN-13: 9789284803934

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This EPRS paper analyses progress made in carrying through the policy agenda set by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and her College of Commissioners when they took office in December 2019. It looks in particular at the state of play with respect to delivery of the agenda's six key priorities, as we enter the final year running up to the 2024 European elections. The von der Leyen Commission - either on taking office or more recently - has announced a total of 597 planned initiatives. In concrete terms, EPRS finds that almost two thirds (379) have now been submitted and, for those which are legislative proposals, the co-legislators have started work. Of the 379, almost half (188) have already been adopted by the co-legislators, or, for the non-legislative initiative s (such as strategies, action plans and other communications, amounting to nearly one fifth of the total), by the Commission itself. The vast majority of the remainder are either close to adoption (28) or proceeding normally through the legislative process (129). On the other hand, almost one fifth are moving slowly or are blocked (34). While the Commission's first priority - the European Green Deal - ranks highest in terms of the number of initiatives planned (148), the third, fourth and fifth priorities - 'An economy that works for people', 'A stronger Europe in the world', and 'Promoting our European way of life' - have higher numbers of initiatives actually adopted so far (38, 40 and 36 respectively).

The Six Policy Priorities of the Von Der Leyen Commission
The Six Policy Priorities of the Von Der Leyen Commission

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Published: 2022

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ISBN-13: 9789284697472

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This EPRS paper analyses progress in attaining the policy agenda set out by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and her College of Commissioners. It looks in particular at the state of play in respect of delivery on its six key priorities. Concretely, EPRS finds that, ahead of the 2022 State of the Union address, of the over 500 initiatives foreshadowed by the von der Leyen Commission on taking office or since (521), almost two thirds (330) have already been submitted and, on the legislative proposals, the co-legislators have started work. Of those 330, almost half (160) have already been adopted by the co-legislators, or, for the non-legislative ones (such as strategies, action plans and other communications, amounting to nearly one in five of the total), by the Commission itself. The great majority of the remainder are either proceeding normally through the legislative process (120) or are close to adoption (16). Conversely, a tenth of them are proceeding very slowly or are currently blocked (34). While the Commission's first priority, the European Green Deal, ranks highest in terms of the number of initiatives planned (130), its third priority, 'An economy that works for people', has seen the highest number of legislative proposals actually adopted so far (34).

The Six Policy Priorities of the Von Der Leyen Commission
The Six Policy Priorities of the Von Der Leyen Commission

Author: Étienne Bassot

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Published: 2021

Total Pages: 17

ISBN-13: 9789284679881

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This EPRS paper analyses progress in attaining the policy agenda set out by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and her College of Commissioners when they took office in December 2019. It looks in particular at the state of play in respect of delivery on the six key priorities asserted at that time and at how they have since been affected by the impact of the coronavirus crisis. The evidence so far suggests that, rather than undermine their original agenda or knock it badly off course, the Commission has been able to use the momentum of events to assert the increased relevance of their priorities – especially in the climate action and digital fields – and to operationalise them further through the €750 billion 'Next Generation EU' (NGEU) recovery fund. Concretely, EPRS finds that of the nearly 400 legislative and non-legislative initiatives foreshadowed by the von der Leyen Commission on taking office or since (397), almost half have already been submitted (192). Of these, one in five has already been adopted (43), while the great majority of the remainder are either proceeding normally in the legislative process (97) or are close to adoption (26). Conversely, a certain number of proposals are proceeding very slowly or are currently blocked (26).

What Comes After the Last Chance Commission? Policy Priorities for 2019-2024
What Comes After the Last Chance Commission? Policy Priorities for 2019-2024

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Published: 2019

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9789461387172

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Ahead of the 2019 institutional reconfiguration of the EU is a fitting moment to take stock of the European integration process and decide which priorities should define the strategic agenda of the next generation of incumbents.00While acknowledging that the entire EU collective is concerned ? member states and institutions alike ? this report is addressed to the one actor that has a more direct role in fleshing out the policy agenda for Europe: the European Commission.00This report assesses how the ?last chance Commission? of President Juncker has fared; whether it has followed the ten guidelines it set out at the beginning of its mandate; how far it was blown off course by critical events; and whether we might see the return of a ?political? Commission in the second half of this year.00Against the backdrop of global trends and deepening divisions between member states and within the European Parliament, the contributors to this report distil key policy priorities in areas that will determine the future European Union, from the single market and the rule of law to migration, external security and climate change.00Thanks to its wide research coverage of EU policy and strong in-house expertise, CEPS is uniquely placed to comment on these issues and recommend action.0.

European Missions
European Missions

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Published: 2022

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ISBN-13: 9789276377719

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The objective of this paper is to provide information on: What are the EU missions to the European Commission's policy approach to paradigm shifts? How can they concretely contribute to the delivery of the von der Leyen Commission's strategic priorities, in particular to the Digital and Territorial Agendas, and the European Green Deal? Which horizontal enablers will help the EU missions succeed? The analysis illustrates that through their strong co-creation dimension both across policy sectors and government silos, as well as with stakeholders and society at large, the EU missions will be crucial instruments to deliver the paradigm shift that this Commission has set out to achieve.

A Union that Strives for More
A Union that Strives for More

Author: Ursula von der Leyen

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Published: 2019

Total Pages: 22

ISBN-13: 9789276099109

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These Political Guidelines draw on the common ideas and priorities that unite us. They are not an exhaustive work programme but rather aim to frame our common work. Within each chapter you will find the policies I intend to use to help us deliver on our goals.

Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2015
Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2015

Author: David Natali (OSE)

Publisher: ETUI

Published: 2015-09-23

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 2874523747

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The sixteenth edition of Social policy in the European Union: state of play has a triple ambition. First, it provides easily accessible information to a wide audience about recent developments in both EU and domestic social policymaking. Second, the volume provides a more analytical reading, embedding the key developments of the year 2014 in the most recent academic discourses. Third, the forward-looking perspective of the book aims to provide stakeholders and policymakers with specific tools that allow them to discern new opportunities to influence policymaking. In this 2015 edition of Social policy in the European Union: state of play, the authors tackle the topics of the state of EU politics after the parliamentary elections, the socialisation of the European Semester, methods of political protest, the Juncker investment plan, the EU’s contradictory education investment, the EU’s contested influence on national healthcare reforms, and the neoliberal Trojan Horse of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Tracking the EU Commissioners' Commitments
Tracking the EU Commissioners' Commitments

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Published: 2022

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789284696468

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This document is a compilation of briefings that track the commitments made by the Vice-Presidents and Commissioners to the European Parliament - in their written answers to Parliament's questions, at their hearings, and, in some cases, in subsequent appearances before Parliament's committees. The document provides an overview of the state-of-play at the mid-term of the von der Leyen Commission. Since many of these commitments were made, major international crises have shifted some political priorities. The Vice-Presidents' and Commissioners' progress on their commitments should be considered in this context.

The European Fund for Strategic Investments: The Legacy
The European Fund for Strategic Investments: The Legacy

Author: European Investment Bank

Publisher: European Investment Bank

Published: 2021-01-07

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 9286148151

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The inside story of the European Fund for Strategic Investments from 2015 to 2020 told through interviews with the Managing Director, Deputy Managing Director, members of the Investment Committee and final beneficiaries across Europe. The architects of this €500 billion-plus programme, the head of the EU bank and the president of the European Commission, describe the genesis of this financial pillar of the Investment Plan for Europe. Then the people who ran one of the biggest economic stimulus programmes in history detail how they did it—and what the lessons are for policymakers responding to new crises, including the economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Fund for Strategic Investments has been one of the good news stories to emerge in a decade of economic uncertainty. It has gone well beyond its highly ambitious target of €500 billion in mobilised investments. The Juncker Plan has made a strong contribution to the 14 million jobs created in the EU between 2015 and 2020. It has become a success in co-financing projects that otherwise might not have been carried through. It has also charted the path towards new ways of financing. This is not only the case in relatively conventional areas, such as infrastructure, but also in sectors like research and innovation or the contribution to climate change mitigation. This is exactly what makes EFSI so ground-breaking: responding to the needs of the market through continuous financial innovation. The principle of the European Fund for Strategic Investments is here to stay. It has paved the way for its successor, the InvestEU programme, which is to be deployed under the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework. This publication details why the programme was such a success.