Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Nov 11, 2024
Romania’s commissioner hearing: Roxana Mînzatu faces MEPs in her debut commissioner hearing — live updates https://www.politico.eu/article/european-commissioner-hearings-romania-roxana-minzatu-people-skills-preparedness/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Digitalindustryandskills #EUTransition2024 #Highereducation #Digitalskills #Technology #Education #Skills
Romania’s commissioner hearing: Roxana Mînzatu faces MEPs in her debut commissioner hearing — live updates

Socialist Mînzatu, currently an MEP, was swapped in instead of a male candidate.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Nov 11, 2024
Finland’s commissioner hearing: Henna Virkkunen on tech sovereignty, security and democracy — live updates https://www.politico.eu/article/european-commissioner-hearings-finland-henna-virkkunen-tech-sovereignty-security-democracy/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EUTransition2024 #Technology #Democracy #Security
Finland’s commissioner hearing: MEPs turn up heat as Henna Virkkunen bids for tech portfolio

Trump win has raised the stakes for the tech commissioner hearing.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Nov 5, 2024
Portugal’s commissioner hearing: Maria Luís Albuquerque on financial services — live updates https://www.politico.eu/article/european-commissioner-hearings-portugal-maria-luis-albuquerque-financial-services/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Financialcrime/fraud #Sustainablefinance #Financeandbanking #FinancialServices #EUTransition2024 #Womeninfinance #Finance
Portugal’s commissioner hearing: Maria Luís Albuquerque on financial services — live updates

Albuquerque’s ties to the financial sector and ideas for boosting EU growth will be under scrutiny as MEPs probe her agenda.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Nov 5, 2024
Hungary’s commissioner hearing: MEPs turn the screws on Olivér Várhelyi over health gig — live updates https://www.politico.eu/article/european-commissioner-hearings-hungary-oliver-varhelyi-health-animal-welfare/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Antimicrobialresistance(AMR) #AgricultureandFood #EUTransition2024 #Animaldisease #Animalwelfare #Drugshortages #Publichealth #Healthcare #HealthCare #Medicines #Pharma
Hungary’s commissioner hearing: MEPs turn the screws on Olivér Várhelyi over health gig — live updates

Will this contentious figure make the grade to sit in von der Leyen’s next Commission?

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Nov 5, 2024
MEPs likely to balk at controversial Hungarian commissioner pick https://www.politico.eu/article/oliver-varhelyi-mep-commission-likely-to-balk-at-controversial-hungary/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #AgricultureandFood #EUTransition2024 #Sustainability #Animalwelfare #animalhealth #Publichealth #Agriculture #Enlargement #Environment #Foodsafety #Healthcare #Parliament #HealthCare #Bridges #Policy #MEPs
MEPs likely to balk at controversial Hungarian commissioner pick

Olivér Várhelyi has little chance of winning the two-thirds majority he needs for quick confirmation, say European Parliament officials.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Nov 4, 2024
Austria’s commissioner hearing: Magnus Brunner tested on thorny issue of EU’s migration overhaul — live updates https://www.politico.eu/article/european-commissioner-hearings-magnus-brunner-internal-affairs-migration/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EUTransition2024 #EUaffairs #Migration
Austria’s commissioner hearing: Magnus Brunner tested on thorny issue of EU’s migration overhaul — live updates

Is the former finance minister tough enough on immigration to make it through questioning?

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Nov 4, 2024
Sweden’s commissioner hearing: Jessika Roswall faces the music over Stockholm’s poor environmental record — live updates https://www.politico.eu/article/european-commissioner-hearings-jessika-roswall-environment-water-resilience-competitive-circular-economy/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EUTransition2024 #Circulareconomy #Environment #Water
Sweden’s commissioner hearing: Jessika Roswall faces the music over Stockholm’s poor environmental record — live updates

Sweden’s former EU affairs minister plans to prioritize developing Europe’s bioeconomy, address the threat of water shortages and build a market in nature credits.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Nov 4, 2024
Bulgaria’s commissioner hearing: Ekaterina Zaharieva faces tough questions on innovation chops — live updates https://www.politico.eu/article/european-commissioner-hearings-ekaterina-zaharieva-startups-research-innovation/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Greenenergytransition #AgricultureandFood #EUTransition2024 #Innovation #HealthCare #Technology #Medicines #Research #Startups #Pharma
Bulgaria’s commissioner hearing: Ekaterina Zaharieva faces tough questions on innovation chops — live updates

The lawyer and ex-foreign minister is a newcomer to the EU institutions.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Nov 3, 2024
Greece’s commissioner hearing: Apostolos Tzitzikostas faces tough questions in bid for transport gig — live updates https://www.politico.eu/article/european-commissioner-hearings-greece-apostolos-tzitzikostas-transport/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EU-Chinarelations #EuropeanGreenDeal #EUTransition2024 #Militarymobility #EnergyandClimate #electriccars #Emissions #Logistics #Aviation #Shipping #Trucking #Mobility #Trade #Cars
Greece’s commissioner hearing: Apostolos Tzitzikostas faces tough questions in bid for transport gig — live updates

The transport file will have to deal with tricky issues like the 2035 phaseout of combustion engine cars and efforts to make flying green.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Oct 1, 2024
European Parliament inches toward commissioner hearings in November https://www.politico.eu/article/european-parliament-commissioner-hearings-november-conference-committe-chairs-epp/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EuropeanParliamentelection2024 #CompetitionandIndustrialPolicy #CybersecurityandDataProtection #AgricultureandFood #Financeandbanking #FinancialServices #EUTransition2024 #EnergyandClimate #Brusselsbubble #Sustainability #Cybersecurity #Agriculture
European Parliament inches toward commissioner hearings in November 

Chairs of the Parliament’s committees prefer a Nov. 4 start date.

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