On Thursday, 14 November, the three new Commissioners-designate Olivér Várhelyi, Adina-Ioana Vălean and Thierry Breton will face three-hour hearings in the EP.
MEPs will examine whether they are qualified to be Members of the College of Commissioners, to carry out their assigned duties and to deliver on the programme that President-elect Ursula von der Leyen presented to MEPs in July.
The exact timing is as follows:
Olivér Várhelyi (Hungary), Commissioner-designate for Neighbourhood and Enlargement
Committee on Foreign Affairs
8.00-11.00 Room: JAN 4Q2 (listening room: JAN 6Q2)
Followed by a press point by David McAllister (EPP, DE), Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Viktor ALMQVIST
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Snjezana KOBESCAK SMODIS
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Audiovisual Press Officer
Adina-Ioana Vălean (Romania), Commissioner-designate for Transport
Committee on Transport
13.00-16.00 Room: JAN 4Q2 (listening room: JAN 4Q1)
Followed by a press point by Karima Delli (Greens/EFA, FR), Chair of the Committee on Transport
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Jaan SOONE
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Audiovisual Press Officer
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Thierry Breton (France), Commissioner-designate for Internal Market
Committees on Internal Market and Consumer Protection and on Industry, Research and Energy
13.00-16.00 Room: JAN 2Q2 (listening room: JAN 6Q2)
Followed by a press point by Petra de Sutter (Greens/EFA, BE), Chair of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection and Zdzisław Krasnodębski (ECR, PL), acting Chair of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
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Isabel TEIXEIRA NADKARNI
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Audiovisual Press Officer
(+32) 470 88 02 62
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Neil CORLETT
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Andreas KLEINER
Press Officer / Editorial Coordinator