Parliament to hear Hoekstra and Šefčovič in early October

The hearings of Maroš Šefčovič and Wopke Hoekstra in the EU Parliament’s Environment Committee have been scheduled: Both will take place during the first plenary week in October. Climate Commissioner-designate Hoekstra is scheduled to be questioned on Monday evening, Oct. 2. Šefčovič is already vice president for inter-institutional relations, but is also expected to take on the role of executive vice president and coordinator of the Green Deal in the future. His questioning will take place the following day on the morning of Oct. 3.