14-07-2016 15:00
Hearings of former Commissioners: Mr Stavros Dimas and Mr Günter Verheugen (TBC)
On 14 July, the EMIS Committee will also start its round of hearings with former commissioners: Mr Stavros Dimas and Mr Günther Verheugen have been invited to appear before the EMIS Committee. The hearings of commissioners will continue in September.
Mr Stavros Dimas held the position of European Commissioner for the Environment between 2004 and 2010 in the Barroso I Commission. During his term in office the EURO5/6 legislation (Regulation (EC) No. 715/2007) was negotiated and adopted, as well as Regulation (EC) No. 443/2009 on emission performance standards for new passenger cars. During his hearing, it is expected that he will provide insight into the negotiations of these legislative pieces, and the role and interaction of relevant EU and national actors in the process of the decision-making on emissions limits and measurement.
Mr. Verheugen, who had at first declined the EMIS invitation, has now accepted to come after summer.