Hearings of the Commissioners-designate • Table.Briefings

MEP Bernd Lange (SPD) chairs the Committee of Committee Chairs, which will decide on the timetable for the hearings on Oct. 1.

The European Parliament’s committees are expected to begin the hearings of the commissioner-designates on Nov. 4. Before that, the candidates’ declarations on financial and personal interests will be reviewed for potential conflicts with their assigned portfolios.

The hearings of the commissioner-designates in the European Parliament are likely to start on Nov. 4. The committee chairs, responsible for conducting the hearings, will meet on Oct. 1 for an extraordinary session to finalize the schedule. The Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) postponed its meeting to review the financial and other interests of the commissioner-designates by one week, moving it to Sept. 30. This review will be conducted in the presence of all 48 members and will be kept confidential.

Hearings of the Commissioners-designate likely to start on Nov. 4

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