Medlemmerne af Kommissionen er udnævnt af de neoliberale og socialdemokratiske regeringer i EU's medlemsstater og med Parlamentets afstemning, idet det eneste kriterium for deres valg er deres evne til at tjene kapitalens interesser uden indsigelser.
The members of the European Commission were appointed by the neoliberal and social-democrat governments of the Member States of the EU and the vote of the European Parliament, the sole political criterion for their election being their ability to serve the interests of capital without hindrance.