Politico reports European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen announced her nominations for executive vice presidents, vice presidents and commissioners. Denmark's Margrethe Vestager will serve as both the executive vice president for digital and competition commissioner. Belgium's Didier Reynders has been selected as justice commissioner, a position that will deal with data protection and consumer protection. The Czech Republic's Věra Jourová‏ was nominated as vice president of values and transparency. The selections now require consent from the European Parliament.
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