Commissioner-designate for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy Jessika Roswall listens during a meeting of the Board of Commissioners in Brussels on September 18, 2024. After weeks of political horse-trading, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen unveiled on September 17, 2024, a new top team tasked with shoring up the EU's economic and military security through the next five years. (Photo by JOHN THYS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN THYS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)