Vice-President of the European Commission

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Member states (27)

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden

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Candidate countries

* Albania
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* North Macedonia
* Serbia
* Ukraine

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Countries with suspended accession negotiations

* Georgia
* Turkey

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Applicant countries

* Kosovo

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* Special territories
* Belgium–Germany relations
* France–Germany relations
* Germany–Netherlands relations
* EU 3
* Withdrawal from the European Union

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Treaties and Declarations

* Schuman Declaration (1950)
* Treaty of Paris (1951)
* Europe Declaration (1951)
* Spaak Report (1956)
* Treaty of Rome (1957)
* Euratom Treaty (1957)
* Merger Treaty (1965)
* Solemn Declaration (1983)
* Single European Act (1986)
* Maastricht Treaty (1992)
* Treaty of Amsterdam (1997)
* Treaty of Nice (2001)
* Berlin Declaration (2007)
* Treaty of Lisbon (2007)
* Article 7
* Article 50

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Opt-outs

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Treaties of accession

1972, 1979, 1985, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2011

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Treaties of succession

1984, 2020

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Other treaties

* Schengen Agreement (1985)
* European Economic Area Agreement (1992)

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Abandoned treaties and agreements

* European Constitution (2004)
* UK membership renegotiation (2015–2016)

Executive institutions

European Council

* President: Costa (PES)
* Parties
* List of meetings

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European Commission

* Von der Leyen Commission
* President: Von der Leyen (EPP)
* Vice Presidents
* College of Commissioners
* Civil Service
* Secretary-General:  Juhansone

Legislative institutions

* Legislative procedure

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Council of the EU

Presidency

Poland

(January–June 2025)

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Configurations

* GAC
* FAC
* ECOFIN
* Eurogroup
* AGRIFISH
* EPSCO
* COMPET
* TTE
* ENVI
* JHA
* EYC

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* Voting
* Secretariat
* Secretary-General: Thérèse Blanchet
* Directorates-general
* Council preparatory bodies
* COREPER
* Council Working Parties

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European Parliament
(Members)

* President: Metsola
* Largest groups
* EPP (Manfred Weber)
* S&D (Iratxe García)
* Member of the European Parliament
* 10th session (2024–2029)
* Bureau
* Vice Presidents
* Quaestor
* Conference

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National parliaments

Judicial institutions

Court of Justice of the EU

* European Court of Justice
* Members
* Advocates General
* Rulings
* General Court

Auditory institutions

European Court of Auditors

* European Court of Auditors

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Other auditory bodies

* Internal Audit Service of the Commission
* Committee on Budgetary Control of the Parliament
* Economic and Financial Affairs configuration of the Council
* Anti-Fraud Office
* Public Prosecutor's Office

European Central Bank

* President Lagarde
* ESCB
* EMU
* Euro banknotes
* Euro coins

Other bodies

European Investment Bank Group

* Investment Bank
* Investment Fund
* EIB Institute

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European Stability Mechanism

* European Stability Mechanism

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European University Institute

* European University Institute

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Unified Patent Court

* Unified Patent Court

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Agencies, decentralised independent bodies and joint undertakings

* Decentralised agencies of the EU
* Single market agencies
* CFSP agencies
* AFSC agencies
* ESFS European Supervisory Authorities
* SRM bodies
* Executive agencies of the EU
* Euratom agencies
* Decentralised independent bodies of the EU
* European Institute of Innovation and Technology
* European Public Prosecutor's Office
* Corporate bodies of the EU
* European Data Protection Board
* Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations
* Joint undertakings
* of the EU
* of the Euratom

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Other independent bodies

* European Data Protection Supervisor
* European Ombudsman

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Advisory bodies

* European Committee of the Regions
* European Economic and Social Committee
* Political and Security Committee
* European Union Military Committee
* EU/ESA Space Council

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Inter-institutional bodies

* Publications Office of the European Union
* European External Action Service
* European Personnel Selection Office
* Anti-Fraud Office
* European Administrative School

Euratom

Euratom members

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden

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Associated states

* Switzerland
* United Kingdom

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* Nuclear power in the European Union

Euratom since 1 January 2021

Economic and Monetary Union

Eurozone members

* Austria
* Belgium
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Ireland
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Portugal
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain

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Eurogroup

* President
* Paschal Donohoe

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Other currencies in use

* Bulgarian lev
* Czech koruna
* Danish krone
* Hungarian forint
* Polish złoty
* Romanian leu
* Swedish krona

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* ERM II
* Enlargement of the eurozone

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Non Euro countries relationship to Euro

* Bulgaria
* Czechia
* Denmark
* Hungary
* Poland
* Sweden
* Romania

Eurozone since 2015

Schengen Area

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden

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Non-EU members

* Iceland
* Liechtenstein
* Norway
* Switzerland

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* Prüm Convention
* Schengen Information System
* Visa Information System
* Visa policy of the Schengen Area

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Non-Schengen area EU member states

* Cyprus
* Ireland (Opt-out)

Schengen Area from January 2023

European Economic Area

EEA members

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia (provisional member)
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden

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Non-EU members

* Iceland
* Liechtenstein
* Norway

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Topics

* EEA Joint Committee
* EEA National Identity cards
* Microstates and the European Union

European Economic Area

Elections

* Elections to the European Parliament
* European parties
* European foundations
* Political groups of the European Parliament
* Spitzenkandidat
* Constituencies
* Apportionment
* Referendums related to the EU

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European elections

* 1979
* 1984
* 1989
* 1994
* 1999
* 2004
* 2009
* 2014
* 2019
* 2024 (latest election)

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Elections in EU member states

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden

Law

* Acquis
* Primacy (ECJ Case 6/64)
* Subsidiarity
* Regulation
* Directive
* Decision
* Recommendation
* Fundamental Rights

Policies and issues

* Budget
* Customs Union
* Free Trade Agreements
* European Single Market
* Area of FS&J
* Policies
* Agricultural
* Energy
* Fisheries
* Regional
* Citizenship
* Passports of the European Union
* Identity
* Pro-Europeanism
* Euroscepticism
* European banking union
* European Banking Supervision
* Single Resolution Mechanism
* Capital Markets Union
* European System of Financial Supervision
* Integration
* Supranationalism
* European Federation
* Multi-speed Europe
* Enhanced cooperation

Foreign relations

High Representative

* Kaja Kallas

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* Ext. Action Service
* Foreign Policy
* Defence Policy

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Foreign relations of EU member states

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden

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* Argentina–European Union relations
* Armenia–European Union relations
* Australia–European Union relations
* Brazil–European Union relations
* Canada–European Union relations
* China–European Union relations
* European Union–NATO relations
* Georgia–European Union relations
* Iceland–European Union relations
* Kazakhstan–European Union relations
* Japan–European Union relations
* Mexico–European Union relations
* Moldova–European Union relations
* Norway–European Union relations
* Russia–European Union relations
* Switzerland–European Union relations
* Turkey–European Union relations
* Ukraine–European Union relations
* United Kingdom–European Union relations (History)
* Post-Brexit United Kingdom relations with the European Union
* Brexit
* United States–European Union relations

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* Common Travel Area (Ireland)
* Microstates and the European Union
* European Union and the United Nations
* European Union Association Agreement

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* G7
* G20

Defunct bodies

* European Communities (1958–1993)

European Coal and Steel Community
European Economic Community
* European Community
* Western European Union
* Convention on the Future of Europe

European Union portal

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A Vice-President of the European Commission is a member of the European Commission who leads the commission's work in particular focus areas in which multiple European Commissioners participate.

Currently, the European Commission has a total of six Vice-Presidents: five Executive-Vice Presidents, and the High Representative who is ex officio one of the Vice-Presidents as well.[1]

## Role and benefits

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The role of Vice-President of the European Commission may be bestowed on any European Commissioner in addition to their existing portfolio. Vice-Presidents are appointed by the President of the European Commission and confirmed by the European Parliament.[1]

Since the 2009 Lisbon Treaty, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy is automatically and permanently one of the Vice-Presidents by virtue of their position as High Representative (commonly referred to as the 'HR/VP' role). This means they are not appointed as Vice-President as such, and the appointment procedure to the position of High Representative is different from that of the Commissioners.

Commission salaries are set as a percentage of the top civil service grade. Vice-Presidents are paid at 125% (€22,122.10 monthly), in comparison to 112.5% (€19,909.89) for normal Commissioners and 138% (€24,422.80) for the President.[2][3] However, the vice-president who also serves as the High Representative is paid at 130% (€23,006.98).[4] There are further allowances on top of these figures.[2]

## Executive Vice-President

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The von der Leyen Commission established a new position of Executive Vice-President. There are three Executive Vice-Presidents, each appointed from one of the three largest political groups in the European Parliament. In addition to their 'regular' role as Commissioner, they also manage a broader and horizontal policy area involving the coordination of multiple Commissioners. Unlike the other Vice-Presidents, Executive Vice-Presidents are assigned a specific Directorate-General under their authority for this part of their job and their policy areas are considered the top priorities of the incumbent European Commission.[5][6]

Between 2004 and 2019, the position of First Vice-President existed instead. The main role of this position was that of a vice president in the narrow sense: taking over from the President in their absence. The position was established under the Barroso I Commission in 2004, with its first occupant being Margot Wallström. She was succeeded in the second Barroso Commission by Catherine Ashton who was also the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The last First Vice-President was Frans Timmermans as part of the Juncker Commission, who subsequently became one of three Executive Vice-Presidents in 2019.

## List of vice-presidents

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Further information: List of European Commissioners by nationality

Legend: Socialist (PES) –  Liberal (ALDE, Renew Europe) –  People's (EPP-ED)

Commission  | Entered office  | Left office  | Name  | State  | Party

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Hallstein I
7 January 1958  | 9 January 1962  | Sicco Mansholt |  Netherlands | PvdA
7 January 1958  | 9 January 1962  | Robert Marjolin |  France | SFIO
7 January 1958  | 15 September 1959  | Piero Malvestiti |  Italy | DC
Hallstein II
10 January 1962  | 30 June 1967  | Sicco Mansholt |  Netherlands | PvdA
10 January 1962  | 30 June 1967  | Robert Marjolin |  France | SFIO
10 January 1962  | 15 May 1963  | Giuseppe Caron |  Italy | DC
30 July 1965  | 30 June 1967  | Lionello Sandri |  Italy | PSI
Rey
2 July 1967  | 30 June 1970  | Sicco Mansholt |  Netherlands | PvdA
2 July 1967  | 30 June 1970  | Lionello Sandri |  Italy | PSI
2 July 1967  | 30 June 1970  | Fritz Hellwig |  West Germany | CDU
2 July 1967  | 30 June 1970  | Raymond Barre |  France | UDF
2 July 1967  | 30 June 1970  | Wilhelm Haferkamp |  West Germany | SPD
Malfatti
1 July 1970  | 21 March 1972  | Sicco Mansholt |  Netherlands | PvdA
1 July 1970  | 21 March 1972  | Wilhelm Haferkamp |  West Germany | SPD
Mansholt
22 March 1972  | 5 January 1973  | Wilhelm Haferkamp |  West Germany | SPD
Ortoli
6 January 1973  | 5 January 1977  | Patrick Hillery |  Ireland | FF
6 January 1973  | 5 January 1977  | Wilhelm Haferkamp |  West Germany | SPD
6 January 1973  | 5 January 1977  | Henri Simonet |  Belgium | PS
6 January 1973  | 5 January 1977  | Christopher Soames |  United Kingdom | Con.
6 January 1973  | 5 January 1977  | Carlo Scarascia-Mugnozza |  Italy | DC
Jenkins
6 January 1977  | 5 January 1981  | Wilhelm Haferkamp |  West Germany | SPD
6 January 1977  | 5 January 1981  | Henk Vredeling |  Netherlands | PvdA
6 January 1977  | 5 January 1981  | Finn Olav Gundelach |  Denmark | SD
6 January 1977  | 5 January 1981  | François-Xavier Ortoli |  France | RPR
6 January 1977  | 5 January 1981  | Lorenzo Natali |  Italy | DC
Thorn
6 January 1981  | 5 January 1985  | Christopher Tugendhat |  United Kingdom | Con.
6 January 1981  | 5 January 1985  | François-Xavier Ortoli |  France | RPR
Delors I
6 January 1985  | 5 January 1989  | Frans Andriessen |  Netherlands | CDA
6 January 1985  | 5 January 1989  | Arthur Cockfield |  United Kingdom | Con.
6 January 1985  | 5 January 1989  | Karl-Heinz Narjes |  West Germany | CDU
6 January 1985  | 5 January 1989  | Lorenzo Natali |  Italy | DC
5 January 1986  | 5 January 1989  | Manuel Marín |  Spain | PSOE
Delors II
6 January 1989  | 5 January 1993  | Frans Andriessen |  Netherlands | CDA
6 January 1989  | 5 January 1993  | Leon Brittan |  United Kingdom | Con.
6 January 1989  | 5 January 1993  | Henning Christophersen |  Denmark | Venstre
6 January 1989  | 5 January 1993  | Manuel Marín |  Spain | PSOE
6 January 1989  | 5 January 1993  | Filippo Maria Pandolfi |  Italy | DC
Delors III
6 January 1993  | 22 January 1995  | Martin Bangemann |  Germany | FDP
6 January 1993  | 22 January 1995  | Leon Brittan |  United Kingdom | Con.
6 January 1993  | 22 January 1995  | Henning Christophersen |  Denmark | Venstre
6 January 1993  | 22 January 1995  | Manuel Marín |  Spain | PSOE
6 January 1993  | 22 January 1995  | Karel Van Miert |  Belgium | Sp.a
6 January 1993  | 22 January 1995  | Antonio Ruberti |  Italy | PSI
Santer
23 January 1995  | 13 September 1999  | Leon Brittan |  United Kingdom | Con.
23 January 1995  | 19 July 1999  | Manuel Marín |  Spain | PSOE
Prodi
16 September 1999  | 21 November 2004  | Neil Kinnock |  United Kingdom | Labour
16 September 1999  | 21 November 2004  | Loyola de Palacio |  Spain | PP
Barroso I
22 November 2004 | 9 February 2010 | Margot Wallström |  Sweden | SAP
22 November 2004  | 9 February 2010  | Günter Verheugen |  Germany | PSD
22 November 2004  | 9 February 2010  | Jacques Barrot |  France | UMP
22 November 2004  | 9 February 2010  | Siim Kallas |  Estonia | ERP
22 November 2004  | 8 May 2008  | Franco Frattini |  Italy | FI
9 May 2008  | 9 February 2010  | Antonio Tajani |  Italy | FI
Barroso II
9 February 2010 | 31 October 2014 | Catherine Ashton |  United Kingdom | Labour
9 February 2010  | 1 July 2014  | Viviane Reding |  Luxembourg | CSV
9 February 2010  | 31 October 2014  | Joaquín Almunia |  Spain | PSOE
9 February 2010  | 31 October 2014  | Siim Kallas |  Estonia | ERP
9 February 2010  | 31 October 2014  | Neelie Kroes |  Netherlands | VVD
9 February 2010  | 1 July 2014  | Antonio Tajani |  Italy | PDL
9 February 2010  | 31 October 2014  | Maroš Šefčovič |  Slovakia | Smer
27 October 2011  | 1 July 2014  | Olli Rehn |  Finland | SK
1 July 2014  | 31 October 2014  | Michel Barnier |  France | UMP
1 July 2014  | 31 October 2014  | Günther Oettinger |  Germany | CDU
16 July 2014  | 31 October 2014  | Jyrki Katainen |  Finland | KOK
Juncker
1 November 2014 | 30 November 2019 | Frans Timmermans |  Netherlands | PvdA
1 November 2014  | 30 November 2019  | Federica Mogherini |  Italy | PD
1 November 2014  | 31 December 2016  | Kristalina Georgieva |  Bulgaria | GERB
1 November 2014  | 30 November 2019  | Jyrki Katainen |  Finland | KOK
1 November 2014  | 30 November 2019  | Valdis Dombrovskis |  Latvia | Unity
1 November 2014  | 1 July 2019  | Andrus Ansip |  Estonia | ERP
1 November 2014  | 30 November 2019  | Maroš Šefčovič |  Slovakia | Smer-SD
Von der Leyen I
1 December 2019 | 22 August 2023 | Frans Timmermans |  Netherlands | PvdA
1 December 2019 | 30 November 2024 | Margrethe Vestager |  Denmark | RV
1 December 2019 | 30 November 2024 | Valdis Dombrovskis |  Latvia | Unity
1 December 2019[a] | 30 November 2024 | Maroš Šefčovič |  Slovakia | Smer-SD
1 December 2019  | 30 November 2024  | Josep Borrell |  Spain | PSOE
1 December 2019  | 30 November 2024  | Věra Jourová |  Czech Republic | ANO
1 December 2019  | 30 November 2024  | Dubravka Šuica |  Croatia | HDZ
1 December 2019  | 30 November 2024  | Margaritis Schinas |  Greece | ND
Von der Leyen II
1 December 2024  | present  | Teresa Ribera |  Spain | PSOE
1 December 2024  | present  | Kaja Kallas |  Estonia | ER
1 December 2024  | present  | Henna Virkkunen |  Finland | Kok
1 December 2024  | present  | Stéphane Séjourné |  France | RE
1 December 2024  | present  | Raffaele Fitto |  Italy | FdI
1 December 2024  | present  | Roxana Mînzatu |  Romania | PSD

* First Vice-Presidents are in italics.
* Executive Vice-Presidents are in bold.

## Notes

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1. ^ Executive Vice-President as of August 2023 after the resignation of Frans Timmermans

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Commissioners". European Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
2. ^ a b REGULATION No 422/67/EEC, 5/67/EURATOM OF THE COUNCIL, EurLex
3. ^ Base salary of grade 16, third step is €17,697.68: European Commission: Officials' salaries – accessed 19 March 2010
4. ^ Council Decision of 1 December 2009 laying down the conditions of employment of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, EurLex
5. ^ "Mission letter of Frans Timmermans" (PDF). European Commission. 10 September 2019.
6. ^ "The Working Methods of the von der Leyen Commission". European Commission. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

## External links

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