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New Commissionners for Energy and Transport

Creation date: 27 November 2009

José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, announced the portfolios responsibilities for the next Commission (2009-2014).

The new Commissioner-designate for Transport is Siim Kallas who is also announced to be one of the seven vice-presidents of the Commission. 

The new Commissioner-designate for Energy is Günter Oettinger.

Barroso also definied priorities for the new commissioners-designate. Transport is "in need of a major overhaul… to meet our commitments on energy and climate change". Among other things, transport commissioner Siim Kallas should speed up the take-up of low-carbon technologies in the sector and re-align trans-European networks with climate goals. Energy commissioner Günter Oettinger has to "design and build broad-based support" for a long-term strategy to decarbonise energy supplies, including updating an existing energy efficiency action plan. He should also help develop smart grids and give "particular momentum" to meeting renewables targets.

Click here to read the Mission Letters.

Click here to see the Barroso's Commission (2009-2014) including the CVs of the Commissioners-designate.