Oliver Varhelyi: We Have to Better Europeans' Daily Lives

After much heated debate, the European Parliament approved the composition of the new European Commission. Hungarian MEP Olivier Varhelyi will head the portfolio for health and animal welfare, but the decision reflects serious political tensions. After weeks of wrangling , the European Parliament has finally approved the new European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen. The vote ended with 370 in favor, 282 against and 36 abstentions, and was not without political controversy, mainly over the Italian and Spanish Commissioners-designate and the appointment of Olivier Varhelyi.