Decision electing the Commission 2014-2019

The European Parliament approved by 423 votes to 209, with 67 abstentions, the appointment of the President, the Vice-President for External Relations (High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) and the other Members of the Commission, as a body, for the term of office running to 31 October 2019.

This decision follows the hearings of the Commissioners-designate held from 29 September to 20 October 2014 before the parliamentary committees and in a meeting of the Conference of Presidents open to all Members, and the evaluations of the Commissioners-designate after the hearings.