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LIVE: Hearings of Commissioner-Candidates at the European Parliament

Parliament’s committees will assess the fitness of the commissioners-designate for their proposed posts in public LIVE hearings between 30 September and 8 October. Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen announced the portfolios of her proposed College of Commissioners on 10 September.

The nominees are decided by the President-elect and national governments. Hearings will be assessed by the European Parliament committees covering the portfolio for which they have been proposed. The European Parliament will vote then on the Commission as a whole.

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On 19 September, the Conference of Presidents, made up of President David Sassoli and the political group leaders, approved the agenda of the hearings (all times are CET):

 

Monday 30 September – LIVE Hearings

Maroš Šefčovič (Slovakia) Interinstitutional relations and foresight
Phil Hogan (Ireland) Trade
Mariya Gabriel (Bulgaria) Innovation and youth

Tuesday 1 October – LIVE Hearings

Nicolas Schmit (Luxembourg) Jobs
Jutta Urpilainen (Finland) International partnerships
Janusz Wojciechowski (Poland) Agriculture
Ylva Johansson (Sweden) Home affairs
László Trócsányi (Hungary) Neighbourhood and enlargement
Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus) Health

Wednesday 2 October – LIVE Hearings

Didier Reynders (Belgium) Justice
Rovana Plumb (Romania) Transport
Helena Dalli (Malta) Equality
Sylvie Goulard (France) Internal market
Elisa Ferreira (Portugal) Cohesion and reforms
Janez Lenarčič (Slovenia) Crisis management

Thursday 3 October – LIVE Hearings

Paolo Gentiloni (Italy) Economy
Kadri Simson (Estonia) Energy
Virginijus Sinkevičius (Lithuania) Environment and oceans
Johannes Hahn (Austria) Budget and administration
Margaritis Schinas (Greece) Protecting our European way of life
Dubravka Šuica (Croatia) Democracy and demography

Monday 7 October – LIVE Hearings

Věra Jourová (Czech Republic) Values and transparency
Josep Borrell (Spain) EU foreign policy chief

Tuesday 8 October – LIVE Hearings

Valdis Dombrovskis (Latvia) Financial services
Margrethe Vestager (Denmark) Competition
Frans Timmermans (Netherlands) European Green Deal

All the new EU Commissioners by Ursula von der Leyen

MEPs will assess if each nominee is fit for the position proposed and ready to deliver on the programme that von der Leyen outlined to Parliament in July. All LIVE hearings will last three hours and will be streamed live.

After the hearings, the committees prepare evaluation letters on the candidates. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

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