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Thumbs up for the new European Commission?

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This week, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, unveiled her team of new commissioners and set out their priorities for the next five years.

Amongst her new team are some key, experienced players for energy and climate, whose home countries are already avid supporters of the EU’s plans to decarbonise its economy.

Does this new, energy-charged Commission combined with Draghi’s report recommendations mean that we are going to see some drastic change in the next five years?

In this week’s episode, we hear initial reactions to the announcement from our own Brussel’s Correspondent and Eurelectric’s Policy Director.

Host: Richard Sverrisson - Editor-in-Chief, Montel

Guests: Siobhan Hall – Brussel’s Correspondent, Montel News; 
Cillian O’Donoghue – Policy Director, Eurelectric