(AGENPARL) - Roma, 5 Novembre 2024 - (AGENPARL) – mar 05 novembre 2024 None [1] Press service ** European Parliament **
05-11-2024 None [2] EP TODAY None [3], 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 [4] process and how to follow them.
All hearings are public and can be followed live on Parliament’s webstreaming [5] and Ebs/Ebs+ [6] .
Find additional information also on Parliament’s dedicated website on the hearings [7] .
Find press releases on the hearings [8] .
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 [9]
Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection [10]
Committee on Legal Affairs [11]
Contacts
None [12]/Kyriakos KLOSIDIS/
None [13]/EP_Justice/
None [14]/Martina VASS/
None [15]/EP_Legal/
None [16]/Eoghan WALSH /
You can watch the hearing live [18] .
Javier ZARZALEJOS [19] (EPP, Spain), Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, and Anna CAVAZZINI [20] (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 [21] and on EbS [22] .
9.00 – 12.00, room ANTALL 4Q2*
Ekaterina Zaharieva*
Portfolio: Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation
Responsible committee*
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy [23]
Contacts
None [24]/Baptiste CHATAIN/
None [25]/EP_Industry/
None [26]/Yasmina YAKIMOVA/
You can watch the hearing live [27] .
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 [28] and on EbS [29] .
14.30 – 17.30, room ANTALL 2Q2*
Dan Jørgensen*
Portfolio: Commissioner for Energy and Housing
Responsible committee*
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy [30]
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs [31]
Contacts
None [32]/Baptiste CHATAIN/
None [33]/EP_Industry/
None [34]/Lieven COSIJN/
/ EP SocialAffairs [35] /
/ None [36] /
None [37]/Thomas HAAHR/ /
You can watch the hearing live [38] .
Borys BUDKA [39] (EPP, Poland), Chair of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, and
Li ANDERSSON [40] (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 [41] and on EbS [42] .
14.30 – 17.30, room ANTALL 4Q2*
Dubravka Šuica*
Portfolio: Commissioner for Mediterranean
Responsible committee*
Committee on Foreign Affairs [43]
Contacts
None [44]/Viktor ALMQVIST/
None [45]/EP_ForeignAff/
None [46]/Snjezana KOBESCAK SMODIS/
None [47]/EP_ForeignAff/
You can watch the hearing live [48] .
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 [49]
Contacts:
None [50]/Dana POPP/
None [51]/EP_Environment/
None [52]/Viktor ALMQVIST/
You can watch the hearing live [53] .
Antonio DECARO [54] (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 [55] and on EbS [56] .
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 [57]
Contacts:
None [58]/Janne OJAMO/
None [59]/EP_Justice/
None [60]/Polona TEDESKO/ /
/* None [61]/EP_Justice/
None [62]/Michaela FINDEIS/
You can watch the hearing live [63] .
Javier ZARZALEJOS [64] (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 [65] and on EbS [66] .
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