Von der Leyen Commission 2: The names we know so far
We know the names of 19 picks for the next European Commission — with eight gaps to be filled.
Moderator - Tomas Kauer 
The deadline for putting forward names for the next European Commission is the end of August.
With that date approaching fast, and now that Ursula von der Leyen is back from her summer holiday in Germany, here are the nominees so far (remember that all of them, except for von der Leyen herself, need to be approved by the European Parliament). At the time of writing, eight countries had not made an official pick.
Belgium
Unknown
Bulgaria
Unknown
Croatia
Dubravka Šuica
Current job: European commissioner for democracy and demography
Cyprus
Costas Kadis
Current job: Acting dean at the School of Health Sciences at Frederick University in Cyprus (previously served as Cyprus’ minister of health, education and culture, and agriculture and environment)
Denmark
Unknown
Estonia
Kaja Kallas
Current job: Stepped down as Estonian prime minister in July after being picked by EU leaders as the bloc’s next foreign policy chief
France
Thierry Breton
Current job: European commissioner for internal market and services
Hungary
Olivér Várhelyi
Current job: European commissioner for neighbourhood and enlargement
Italy
Unknown
Latvia
Valdis Dombrovskis
Current job: European Commission executive vice-president for an economy that works for people/European commissioner for trade
Lithuania
Unknown
Luxembourg
Unknown
Malta
Glenn Micallef
Current job: Stepped down as chief of staff to Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela in June
Portugal
Unknown
Romania
Unknown
Slovakia
Maroš Šefčovič
Current job: European Commission executive vice-president for the European Green Deal/Commission vice-president for interinstitutional relations
Slovenia
Tomaž Vesel
Current job: Lawyer, former president of the Slovenian court of auditors
Spain
Teresa Ribera
Current job: Spain’s deputy prime minister and minister for the ecological transition
