Meet the new European commissioners who will have the biggest impact on the tech world

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Jean-Claude Juncker, the president-elect of the European Commission, unveiled his team. Europe’s digital strategy will likely be led by the liberal former Estonian prime minister, Andrus Ansip, and the current energy commissioner, center-right German politician Günther Oettinger.

The new-look Commission still needs to be approved by the European Parliament, then formally appointed by the European Council (representing the member states, each of whom nominated a commissioner). However, if all goes according to Juncker’s plan, then Ansip will become the Commission vice-president in charge of the “Digital Single Market” and Oettinger will take over the new “Digital Economy and Society” portfolio, dealing with issues like net neutrality.


Meet the new European commissioners who will have the biggest impact on the tech world