Having selected her prospective team of commissioners, Mrs von der Leyen now needs another rubber stamp from MEPs to form her commission (the vote is in late October). In years gone by, the parliament’s dominant centre-right and socialist parties sewed up the confirmation hearings, ensuring that their own candidates would be immune from being dumped.

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