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New European Commission EU Commission 2020

2019 – 2024 work programme

In July 2019 – then candidate – Commission President, The Commission is composed of the College of Commis- On 29 January 2020, the European Commission adopted For some European files, the original deadlines have been
Ursula von der Leyen, presented her agenda for 2019- sioners from 27 EU countries. The following Commission- its 2020 Work Programme. This sets out the 2020 Com- postponed. This is for example the case for the Commis-
2024: “A Union that strives for more”. In this document, ers are of particular relevance to BIPAR and its members: mission actions to turn the “Political Guidelines” of new sion’s Action Plan on the Capital Markets Union (2020 Q
she outlined six political priorities to shape her Commis- Commission President von der Leyen into tangible ben- 4 instead of Q 3). Other files (such as the MiFID II review)
sion’s work programme. • Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President and efits for European citizens, businesses and society. keep their original deadlines for publication by the Com-
Commissioner for An Economy that Works for People mission.
1. European Green Deal Taking into account the Covid-19 crisis, the European
2. An economy that works for people • Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President and Commission published on 27 May 2020 an updated ver- On the occasion of the publication of the Work Programme
3. A Europe fit for the digital age Commissioner for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age sion of its 2020 Work Programme. The Commission in January, Ursula von der Leyen, said: “This Commission
4. Promoting our European way of life (initially called stresses that the priorities that were set at the beginning is committed to tackle our generational challenges such
“protecting our European way of life”) • Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy of its mandate and presented in January 2020 remain val- as climate change, digitalisation and migration. We are
5. A stronger Europe in the world id. Indeed, the Commission remains fully determined to committed to deliver on the European Green Deal and to
6. A new push for European democracy • Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market deliver on its flagship initiatives, the European Green Deal improve chances for European citizens and businesses in
and the Digital Strategy, as they are key to relaunching the the digital transformation. This Work Programme will help
On 27 November 2019, a large majority of members of • Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice European economy and building a more resilient, sustain- building a Union that strives for more.”
the European Parliament voted in Plenary in favour of the able, fair and prosperous Europe. At the same time, with
“von der Leyen Commission”. • Věra Jourová, Commissioner for Values and the adjusted Work Programme for 2020, the Commission
Transparency is responding to the coronavirus pandemic by refocus-
ing its work and prioritising the actions needed to propel
Europe’s recovery and resilience.
Based on Mrs. von der Leyen’s agenda and her various
mission letters to the individual Commissioners of the
College, BIPAR prepared a paper “How the insurance
intermediaries’ sector contributes to “A Union that strives
for more”.

In the paper, BIPAR explains how we believe, and under
what conditions, the intermediaries’ sector can/or does
contribute to some of the political priorities defined by
the new Commission. We call for regulatory stability, we
welcome the Commission’s attention for the importance
of SMEs, we point out the need for flexible business mod-
els and promote the level playing field. Furthermore, we
explain how intermediaries are close to their clients and
can help promote awareness for sustainability, cyber risks
and pensions (and much more).

The electronic format of this Paper is available here on
our website and was sent to the Commission President
and various other European policymakers

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