Despite a European Commission policy to follow Europe’s commitment for equality by making its workforce more diverse, the incoming college of commissioners lacks not only gender balance but also ethnic diversity. The Commission set itself the goal of “leading by example” in its 2023-2024 Action Plan on Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace. “In its new HR strategy, it aims to improve diversity among its staff to better reflect the diversity of the European population,” the EU executive plan said. However, of the 27 EU Commission nominees put forward by their national governments – who are f…