EP TODAY
Tuesday, 5 November
The confirmation hearings of the Commissioners-designate will continue today. MEPs will evaluate whether the Commissioners-designate are qualified both to be a member of the College and to carry out the particular duties to which they have been assigned.
Find more detailed information about the hearings process and how to follow them.
All hearings are public and can be followed live on Parliament’s webstreaming and Ebs/Ebs+.
Find additional information also on Parliament’s dedicated website on the hearings.
Find press releases on the hearings.
Today’s hearings schedule is as follows:
9.00 - 12.00, room ANTALL 2Q2
Michael McGrath
Portfolio: Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, and the Rule of Law
Responsible committees
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Contacts
(+32) 470 96 47 35
(+32) 477 99 11 57
You can watch the hearing live.
Javier ZARZALEJOS (EPP, Spain), Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and Anna CAVAZZINI (Greens/EFA, Germany), Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection will hold a press point after the hearing outside the meeting room.
Commissioner-designate Michael McGrath will also talk to the press after the hearing.
You can follow their statements live on Parliament’s webstreaming and on EbS.
9.00 - 12.00, room ANTALL 4Q2
Ekaterina Zaharieva
Portfolio: Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation
Responsible committee
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Contacts
(+32) 498 98 13 37
(+32) 470 88 10 60
You can watch the hearing live.
Commissioner-designate Ekaterina Zaharieva will hold a press point after the hearing outside the meeting room. You can follow it live on Parliament’s webstreaming and on EbS.
14.30 - 17.30, room ANTALL 2Q2
Dan Jørgensen
Portfolio: Commissioner for Energy and Housing
Responsible committee
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Contacts
(+32) 498 98 13 37
(+32) 473 864 141
Thomas HAAHR
(+32) 470 88 09 87
You can watch the hearing live.
Borys BUDKA (EPP, Poland), Chair of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, and
Li ANDERSSON (The Left, Finland), Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, will hold a press point after the hearing outside the meeting room.
Commissioner-designate Dan Jørgensen will also talk to the press after the hearing.
You can follow their statements live on Parliament’s webstreaming and on EbS.
14.30 - 17.30, room ANTALL 4Q2
Dubravka Šuica
Portfolio: Commissioner for Mediterranean
Responsible committee
Contacts
(+32) 470 88 29 42
(+32) 470 96 08 19
You can watch the hearing live.
18.30 - 21.30, room ANTALL 2Q2
Jessika Roswall
Portfolio: Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy
Responsible committee
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Contacts:
(+32) 470 95 17 07
(+32) 470 88 29 42
You can watch the hearing live.
Antonio DECARO (S&D, Italy), Chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, will hold a press point after the hearing outside the meeting room. You can follow it live on Parliament’s webstreaming and on EbS.
18.30 - 21.30, room ANTALL 4Q2
Magnus Brunner
Portfolio: Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration
Responsible committee
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Contacts:
(+32) 470 89 21 92
Polona TEDESKO
(+32) 470 88 42 82
EP_Justice
(+32) 498 98 33 32
You can watch the hearing live.
Javier ZARZALEJOS (EPP, Spain), Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, will hold a press point after the hearing outside the meeting room. You can follow it live on Parliament’s webstreaming and on EbS.
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