The eternal Commissioner is allowed to stay. Maroš Šefčovič, who has been EU Commissioner since 2009, convinced the MEPs of the relevant parliamentary committees during the hearing: The EU Commissioner-designate for Trade and Economic Security and for Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency appeared before the Trade Committee (INTA) and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) and received confirmation. He will take over Valdis Dombrovskis’s trade portfolio amidst the tense trade dispute between Brussels and Beijing.