As Commissioner nominations trickle in from EU capitals, von der Leyen's plan to ensure gender parity is facing early challenges.
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00:00In the
00:27coming weeks I will ask leaders to put forward their candidates. I will, as I did last time,
00:58not going to enter into legal basis. I think the request of the president was clear to the
01:07members that she aims at having an equal share of men and women at the college table and for
01:12this reason she's requesting two names. She will, of course, conduct her interviews and
01:16select on the basis of merit of the candidates.