Following the final approval by the European Parliament in late October, the new European Commission led by President Jean-Claude Juncker officially started its term of office on Nov. 1.
Under the Commission’s new structure, development cooperation and aid policies will be shaped by the foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, who is expected to work closely with both Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica and Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides to ensure better integration and “make policy coherence for development a reality.”
But will the new Juncker commission be able to tackle the coordination challenge and display the necessary vigor required to face a range of urgent external crises?
About the author
Eva Donelli
As a correspondent based in Brussels, Eva Donelli covers EU development policy issues and actors, from the EU institutions to the international NGO community. Eva was previously at the United Nations Regional Information Center for Western Europe and in the European Parliament's press office. As a freelance reporter, she has contributed to Italian and international magazines covering a wide range of issues, including EU affairs, development policy, social protection and nuclear energy. She speaks fluent English, French and Spanish in addition to her native Italian.
