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Confirmed: Commissioner-designate Virginijus Sinkevičius will be called 'Environment, Oceans and Fisheries'
13 November 2019
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President-elect Ursula von der Leyen agreed following fruitful discussions with the European Parliament, to make several adjustments concerning the names of portfolios of future Commissioners.
In particular, the portfolio of Commissioner-designate Nicolas Schmitwill be called 'Jobs and Social Rights'. The portfolio of Vice-President-designate Margaritis Schinas will be named 'Promoting the European Way of Life'. And the portfolio of Commissioner-designate Virginijus Sinkevičius will be called 'Environment, Oceans and Fisheries'.
In addition, the President-elect assigned the responsibility for coordinating the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in the context of the European Semester to Commissioner-designate Paolo Gentiloni.
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