The Daily Update: That's what the new EU Commission could look like

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The topic of the day: Will this be the new EU Commission?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has presented her dream team for the new commission.

The good news first: As promised, gender parity is established. And two hot contenders for the presidential post, the Danish Margrethe Vestager (Liberals) and the Dutchman Frans Timmermans (Social Democrat), should be closely involved in the new commission.

In total, there will be 13 women and 14 men, including the head of the commission, in the future - how many do you know?

Surely the occupations are not yet, some are even real shaky candidates: Laszlo Trocsanyi (Hungary), because he has supported the controversial and now stopped judicial reform in his country. Janusz Wojciechowski (Poland) because the European anti-fraud authority Olaf is investigating him for allegedly wrong travel expenses. Rovana Plumb (Romania), who is accused of abuse of office. And Sylvie Goulard (France), who also has to justify herself to Olaf for alleged false occupations.

Light and shadow, then: What plans of the Leyen with this new commission and where the stumbling blocks lie explain our Brussels correspondents Markus Becker and Peter Müller.

The number of the day: 9

So many goals scored Serge Gnabry in his ten games so far in the German national team. For Joachim Loew he is one of the most important players, who has now been ennobled by the national coach with a regular place guarantee. These are the German players in the individual review after the Northern Ireland game.

News: What you need to know today

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Manuela Schwesig resigns as acting SPD boss

• Manuela Schwesig resigns because of cancer SPD presidency: The head of government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has breast cancer.
• Federal budget presented: Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) wants to fight with "many billions" against a looming crisis.
• Parliament smashes Johnson's request for new elections: on their last day before the forced break, MEPs voted against new elections in the British Parliament.
• Hurricane over the Bahamas: The cleanup after hurricane "Dorian" continues, meanwhile 50 fatalities have been recovered.
• Afghanistan: After Donald Trump has declared "dead" negotiations with the Taliban, the extremists announce attacks.
• Billions damage to the Treasury: Against employees of the Commerzbank is determined because of cum-Ex-shops, there was again a raid, according to "Handelsblatt".
• Cakes Addict? One supplier stole pastries from a New York fine pastry shop worth € 90,000.

Opinion: The most discussed comments

Saving does not help the climate: The Grand Coalition wants to make the big hit in climate protection - but nothing can come of it, if it holds on to the dogma of the black zero. If she is serious, she has to do something, commented Florian Gathmann.

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Globuli beads to heal

State-sponsored magical thinking: soon banned in France, when finally in Germany, asks our columnist and means the reimbursement of health insurance for homeopathic remedies.

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Harald Schmidt, part of the grateful pensioner generation

Thanks, Olaf! Harald Schmidt celebrates the new federal budget of the Minister of Finance, because there is really a lot of money in it for pensioners like him. The video.

Stories: The most read texts at SPIEGEL +

If the state is too stupid to spend money, asks a team of authors of SPIEGEL, because the state is sitting on billions of euros, which he should spend quickly because of the approaching economic crisis - but he does not. Why?

Pedant and mass murderer: Qaeda terrorist Mohammed Atta had been in contact with the terrorist group long before the 9/11 attacks. Has the Hamburg terror cell been recruited by a long-term hand? And from whom?

My evening: the recommendations for your end of workday

How to sell untruths: The lie as instruments of politics is currently used by right-wing populists as offensive and shameless as long ago. Documentary filmmaker Larry Weinstein shows in his film about propaganda that it has existed for more than ten thousand years. At 20:15 on Arte or here in the stream.

I wish you a nice finishing time.

warmly

Christoph Titz from the Daily Team

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