Member states have presented their nominees to be Commissioner. After being re-elected as President of the Commission, José Manuel Barroso will have now to proceed with the allocation of portfolios.

Following the election of the President of the Commission, José Manuel Barroso, in September, and the naming of the High Representative / Vice President of the Commission, Catherine Ashton, last week, all Member States have now nominated Commissioners designate. President Barroso will now proceed with the allocation of portfolios.

Hearings at the European Parliament will then take place in January before the College of Commissioners as a whole will be subject to a vote of approval by the European Parliament

The full list of nominations is as follows:

Commissioners designate for the next Commission

• Austria Johannes Hahn
• Belgium Karel De Gucht
• Bulgaria Rumiana Jeleva
• Cyprus Androulla Vassiliou
• Czech Republic Štefan Füle
• Denmark Connie Hedegaard
• Estonia Siim Kallas
• Finland Olli Rehn
• France Michel Barnier
• Germany Günther H. Oettinger
• Greece Maria Damanaki
• Hungary László Andor
• Ireland Máire Geoghegan Quinn
• Italy Antonio Tajani
• Latvia Andris Piebalgs
• Lithuania Algirdas Šemeta
• Luxembourg Viviane Reding
• Malta John Dalli
• The Netherlands Neelie Kroes
• Poland Janusz Lewandowski
• Romania Dacian Ciolo 
• Slovakia Maroš Šefčovič
• Slovenia Janez Potočnik
• Spain Joaquín Almunia
• Sweden Cecilia Malmström