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Former European Commissioners' authorised occupations

Decisions of the European Commission and related opinions of the Independent Ethical Committee on occupation of former European Commissioners.

Commission Decisions on post-mandate occupations

The Commission has to approve the occupations of former Commissioners after they leave their post.  If it is necessary, this can be done by consulting  the Independent Ethical Committee 

On this page you will find the Decisions of the European Commission and related opinions of the Independent Ethical Committee on occupations of former Commissioners. 

Date of Commission DecisionCommission decision and related opinions of the Independent Ethical CommitteeNameFormer mandateAuthorised occupation
10 June 2026Commission Decision C(2026) 9013Ylva Johansson  Commissioner in charge of ‘Home Affairs’Avtalat AB, Collectum AB, Fora AB 
22 April 2026Commission Decision C(2026) 9012Janez Lenarčič Commissioner for Crisis Management OSCE Election Observation Mission 
13 April 2026Commission Decision C(2026) 9011Elisa Ferreira Commissioner for  Cohesion and Reforms Casa da Arquitectura 
25 March 2026Jutta Urpilainen Commissioner in charge of International PartnershipsCentre for Global Development 
4 March 2026Věra JourovaVice-President in charge of ‘Transparency and Values’‘Call to Action for Democracy’
Commission Decision C(2026) 9008Ylva JohanssonCommissioner in charge of ‘Home Affairs’SOS Alarm Sverige AB
Commission Decision C(2026) 9009Swedish Football Association
26 February 2026Commission Decision C(2026) 9005Věra JourovaVice-President in charge of ‘Transparency and Values’European Central Bank's Ethics Committee
10 February 2026Commission Decision C(2026) 9003Věra JourovaVice-President in charge of ‘Transparency and Values’Club de Madrid
Commission Decision C(2026) 9004Elisa Ferreira

Commissioner in charge of ‘Cohesion and

Reforms’

ESPON EGTC
29 January 2026Commission Decision C(2026) 9001Elisa FerreiraCommissioner in charge of ‘Cohesion and Reforms’Foundation Oporto Football Club 
Commission Decision C(2026) 9002Stella KyriakidesCommissioner in charge of ‘Health and Food Safety’Titan SA
10 December 2025Commission Decision C(2025) 9037Věra JourovaExecutive Vice-President in charge of ‘Transparency and Values’Institute for Human Sciences
Commission Decision C(2025) 9038Johannes HahnCommissioner in charge of ‘Budget and Administration’Austrian National Bank 
Commission Decision C(2025) 9039Elisa FerreiraCommissioner in charge of ‘Cohesion and Reforms’Bissaya Barreto Foundation 
19 November 2025Commission Decision C(2025) 9036Jutta UrpilainenCommissioner in charge of ‘International Partnership’European Leadership Network
12 November 2025Josep Borrell i FontellesHigh Representative  of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Clúster de la Industria de Defensa
Commission Decision C(2025) 9029Margaritis SchinasExecutive Vice-President for ‘Promoting the European Way of Life’Atlantic Council
Thierry BretonCommissioner in charge of ‘Internal Market’Collaboration with LCI 
Commission Decision C(2025) 9031Margrethe VestagerExecutive Vice-President for ‘A Europe Fit for the Digital Age’Augusta Victoria Hospital
Stella KyriakidesCommissioner in charge of ‘Health and Food Safety’Global Alliance for Women’s Health Community of Champions
21 October 2025Stella Kyriakides ‘Health and Food Safety’CancerWorld Magazine
30 September 2025Commission Decision C(2025) 9025Josep BorrellHigh Representative / Vice-President in charge of ‘Coordinating the External Action’ ...IE Universidad (Instituto de Empresa)
Commission Decision C(2025) 9026Johannes HahnCommissioner in charge of ‘Budget and Administration’Topspeaker and Rednerdienst & Persönlichkeitsmanagement
3 September 2025Johannes HahnCommissioner in charge of ‘Budget and Administration’Hahn Management & Beteiligung GmbH
Commission Decision C(2025) 9024Nicolas SchmitCommissioner in charge of ‘Jobs and Social Rights’EUTOP Europe GmbH
16 July 2025Jutta UrpilainenCommissioner in charge of ‘International Partnerships’‘Global Women Leaders Voices for Changes and Inclusion’
Commission Decision C(2025) 9021Paolo GentiloniCommissioner in charge of ‘Economy’Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Commission Decision C(2025) 9022Paolo GentiloniCommissioner in charge of ‘Economy’Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
25 June 2025Commission Decision C(2025) 9019Johannes HahnCommissioner in charge of ‘Budget and Administration’European Investment Bank's 'Appointment Advisory Committee'
17 June 2025Commission Decision C(2025) 9016Johannes HahnCommissioner in charge of ‘Budget and Administration’Special Emissary of the Austrian Government
Johannes HahnCommissioner in charge of ‘Budget and Administration’High-Level Group ‘Managing Sustainability Transition’
Kadri SimsonCommissioner in charge of ‘Energy’Paris Peace Forum
12 May 2025Paolo GentiloniCommissioner in charge of ‘Economy’TEHA Group
Commission Decision C(2025) 9015Stella KyriakidesCommissioner in charge of ‘Health and Food Safety’University of Cyprus
6 May 2025Commission Decision C(2025) 9013Margaritis SchinasVice-President in charge of ‘Promoting the European Way of Life’Comillas Pontifical University
1 April 2025Josep Borrell i FontellesHigh Representative / Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyPRISA Group
Josep Borrell i FontellesHigh Representative / Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyMo Ibrahim Foundation
Jutta UrpilainenCommissioner in charge of International Partnerships

Africa-Europe Women Leaders 

Network

Commission Decision C(2025) 9012Stella KyriakidesCommissioner in charge of Health and Food SafetyEuropean School of Oncology
19 March 2025Věra JourováVice-President for ‘Values and Transparency’GLOBSEC
Commission Decision C(2025) 9008Ylva Johansson Commissioner in charge of ‘Home Affairs’ Hammarby Fotboll
 and Elitfotboll Dam
11 March 2025Josep Borrell i FontellesHigh Representative / Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyBarcelona Center for International Relations
Commission Decision C(2025) 9003Josep Borrell i FontellesHigh Representative / Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy‘Thinking Heads’
Commission Decision C(2025) 9004Paolo GentiloniCommissioner in charge of Economy United Nations Expert Group
Commission Decision C(2025) 9005Paolo GentiloniCommissioner in charge of Economy IE University 
Johannes HahnCommissioner in charge of Budget and Administration Federation of Austrian Industries
5 February 2025Commission Decision C(2025) 9001Josep Borrell i FontellesHigh Representative / Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyUnited Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
15 January 2025Thierry BretonCommissioner in charge of ‘Internal Market’Bank of America 
17 December 2024Commission Decision C(2024) 9012Josep Borrell I FontellesHigh Representative / Vice-President  for External Affairs and Security PolicyElcano Royal Institute
Commission Decision C(2024) 9013Jutta UrpilainenCommissioner in charge of International PartnershipsUNESCO Global Education Monitoring  Report
Commission Decision C(2024) 9014Ylva JohanssonCommissioner in charge of Home AffairsCounselling in leadership
11 December 2024Janusz WojciechowskiCommissioner in charge of ‘Agriculture’Lawyer and Charity Foundation ‘Helping the Wronged’
Commission Decision C(2024) 9008Kadri SimsonCommissioner in charge of ‘Energy’Distinguished Fellowship at the  University of Colombia
Commission Decision C(2024) 9009Věra JourováVice-President in charge of  ‘Values and Transparency’Adviser of the President of the Czech Republic
Commission Decision C(2024) 9010Věra JourováVice-President in charge of  ‘Values and Transparency’Director of the Václav Havel Library

Former Vice-President Jourová informed the Commission that, due to her other commitments, she decided to renounce to the position of Director of the Vaclav Havel Library.
Commission Decision C(2024) 9011Mariya GabrielCommissioner in charge of ‘Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth’President of the Robert Schuman Institute
26 October 2024Commission Decision C(2024) 9002 Elisa FerreiraCommissioner in charge of ‘Cohesion and Reform’University of Porto
Commission Decision C(2024) 9003 Margrethe Vestager 

Executive Vice-President
 in charge of

‘A Europe fit for the Digital Age’ 

Oxford Blavatnik Fellowship 
Commission Decision C(2024) 9004Věra JourováCommissioner in charge of ‘Values and Transparency’Jan Karski Foundation
Commission Decision C(2024) 9005Věra JourováCommissioner in charge of ‘Values and Transparency’Charles University
Commission Decision C(2024) 9006Mairead McGuinnessCommissioner in charge of ‘Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union’European Forum Alpbach
17 September 2024Margrethe Vestager Executive
Vice-President in charge of ‘A Europe fit for the Digital Age’ 		Technical University of Denmark 

Decisions from earlier years can be found here.