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The hearings are underway in the EU Parliament – now the leaders are grilled

by AI | 05.Nov 2024 | Europe in brief AI

A veteran and a beginner started as the next EU Commission is now being examined in Brussels. Already on Tuesday, it is time for Sweden’s Jessika Roswall.

Jessika Roswall. Photo: Mikaela Landeström/TT

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Brussels – The next EU Commission is now being reviewed in Brussels.

The Slovak Maros Sefcovic has been in the EU Commission since 2009, but still has to be questioned by the European Parliament’s members as he prepares for another five years on the job.

This time, Sefcovic is mainly expected to be responsible for trade.

“I will focus on opening new markets by completing ongoing trade negotiations so that EU companies can grow,” he promised in his opening speech to the European Parliament’s trade committee on Monday afternoon.

The 58-year-old Slovak veteran is being interrogated parallelly with the intended commission’s very youngest novice: 35-year-old Maltese Glenn Micallef, who has been assigned cultural, youth, and sports issues.

The hearings in the European Parliament are intended to assess whether the commissioners are mature and knowledgeable enough for their tasks.

Traditionally, a few are usually failed and replaced during the course of the hearings.

From Sweden, former EU Minister Jessika Roswall has been nominated to the new commission, responsible for the environment and water resilience. Her hearing will be held on Tuesday evening.

(November 4)

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