The „job interview“ lasted a good two and a half hours. On Tuesday, the Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and Culture and Education (CULT) committees heard Iliana Ivanova for the post of EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth. Ivanova had shown „that she is the right person for the job,“ CULT Chairwoman Sabine Verheyen (CDU) said afterward. She said Ivanova has a profound understanding of the fields of education, culture and youth and will be „committed to advancing the initiatives launched under her predecessor and setting her own accents.“