Weekly college meeting of the von der Leyen Commission, 17/07/2026
On 17 July 2026, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and the members of the College of the European Commission, gathered together for the weekly meeting of the von der Leyen Commission, in Brussels, Belgium.
Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, and European Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency, Ursula von der Leyen, Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, in the foreground (from left to right)
Ursula von der Leyen
Ursula von der Leyen, Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement, in the foreground (from left to right)
Ursula von der Leyen, Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement, in the foreground (from left to right)
Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, and European Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency, Ursula von der Leyen, Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness, in the foreground (from left to right)
Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, and European Commissioner for Implementation and Simplification, Ursula von der Leyen, Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean (from left to right)
Ursula von der Leyen
Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement
Dan Jørgensen, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing
Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law, and Consumer Protection
Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare
Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport
Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, and Christophe Hansen, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food (from left to right)
Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence and Space
Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness (from left to right)
Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence and Space, and Piotr Serafin, European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration (from left to right)
Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness
Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness (from left to right)
Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Cohesion and Reforms
Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, and Christophe Hansen, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, (from left to right)
Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy
Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Cohesion and Reforms, and Piotr Serafin, European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration (from left to right)
Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport
Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, Piotr Serafin, European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation (from left to right)
Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, and Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare (from left to right)
Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness
Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Cohesion and Reforms, and Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean (from left to right)
Maria Luís Albuquerque, European Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investment Union
Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, and European Commissioner for Implementation and Simplification
Piotr Serafin, European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, and Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport (from left to right)
Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Cohesion and Reforms, and Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, and Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean (from left to right)
Piotr Serafin, European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, and Maria Luís Albuquerque, European Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investment Union (from left to right)
Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport
Apostolos Tzitzikostas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism
Raffaele Fitto, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Cohesion and Reforms, Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, and European Commissioner for Implementation and Simplification, Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean (from left to right)
Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence and Space
Maria Luís Albuquerque, European Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investment Union, and Piotr Serafin, European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration (from left to right)
Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy
Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, and Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation (from left to right)
Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law, and Consumer Protection
Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, and Apostolos Tzitzikostas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism (from left to right)
Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, and Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement (from left to right)
Christophe Hansen, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food, and Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law, and Consumer Protection (from left to right)
Piotr Serafin, European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration
Maria Luís Albuquerque, European Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investment Union
Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport
Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, and Christophe Hansen, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food (from left to right)
Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, and European Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency
Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, and European Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency
Marta Kos, European Commissioner for Enlargement
Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy
Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, and Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition (from left to right)
Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, and Christophe Hansen, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food (from left to right)
Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, and European Commissioner for Implementation and Simplification
Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, and European Commissioner for Implementation and Simplification and Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean (from left to right)
Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, and European Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency, Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Social Rights and Skills, Quality Jobs and Preparedness (from left to right)
Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare
Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, and Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, and European Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency (from left to right)
Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, and Christophe Hansen, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food (from left to right)
Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law, and Consumer Protection, and Dan Jørgensen, European Commissioner for Energy and Housing (from left to right)
Stéphane Séjourné, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy
Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, Wopke Hoekstra, European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, and Maroš Šefčovič, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, and European Commissioner for Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency (from left to right)