Politico has compiled a “Brussels Survival Guide” in which it presents several MEPs it considers “key figures” in the new European Parliament. Among them is Adina Vălean, current European Commissioner for Transport, who obtained a new mandate in the European legislature.
Adina Vălean, presented as a “transportation specialist”, has just won a new mandate as a European deputy and is part of the political family of the European People’s Party (EPP).
“Current Transport Commissioner Adina-Ioana Vălean is expected to leave her seat in the College to take up her MEP job — which won’t be new to her, as she has been sitting in the Parliament for more than 10 years (holding relevant posts such as vice president, and chair of the ENVI and ITRE committees).
While Romania could pick her again as a commissioner, the chances of a second mandate at the Berlaymont for Vălean seem slim. However, her experience in the transport sector is likely to play in her favor when political groups assign the top jobs and dossiers in the new legislature. And the TRAN Committee chair remains vacant after Karima Delli didn’t stand for reelection,” Politico says about Vălean.
“In the last five years, Vălean had to negotiate delicate dossiers concerning the road, rail, maritime and aviation sectors. She also had to deal with border closures within the single market due to Covid and the war in Ukraine, including the establishment of solidarity lanes with the country invaded by Russia. Why not put all this wealth of experience to the service of the Parliament?” the description further reads.