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New commission: only seven women nominated

The last nominations are out: Italy nominates Raffaele Fitto, Bulgaria Ekaterina Zakharieva and Julian Popov. Belgium, on the other hand, missed the deadline. This means that von der Leyen will not be able to appoint an equal number of men and women to any commission.

By Corinna Visser

What's cooking in Paris? The end of procrastination

Two months after the parliamentary elections, in which the left-wing alliance Nouveau Front Populaire won an unexpected victory, France still has no prime minister and no government. Impatience is growing in the country, as is the unpopularity of the head of state.

By Claire Stam