America News Agency

The Parliament's three main groups (the conservative EPP, the social-democratic S&D, and the liberal RE) formed a loose coalition to support the commission and were expected to vote largely in favor.

In her pre-vote speech, President von der Leyen warned of a challenging political situation, particularly regarding Russia's war in Ukraine.

In her speech in Strasbourg, Ursula von der Leyen said: "Europeans must once again fight for freedom and independence."

The European Parliament's approval of the commission means the new EU Commission can quickly get started and begin its duties from Sunday, December 1.

Above all, this will be felt in the replacement of Spain's Josep Borrell with Estonia's former Prime Minister Kaja Kallas as Foreign Minister.

Among the key figures in the commission are French Stéphane Séjourné, responsible for welfare and industrial strategy, Finnish Henna Virkkunen, dealing with digital issues and security, and Spanish Teresa Ribera, responsible for "clean and competitive transformation."