The Hearings!

January 5, 2010

By Stephen

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Next week the hearings for the New European Commission will get under way. They will start on Monday 11th and continue until the Tuesday 19th. Each commissioner will be questioned for three hours by a committee responsible for the area they are nominated. Each committee will then vote on the nomination, before the Parliament as a whole does.

The line up is as follows (Committees also listed, main committee in bold if more then one in attendence):

Monday 11th January

13:00-16:00 (CET)

Ashton, Catherine. Foreign Affairs
Lewandowski, Janusz. Budgets, Budgetary Control

16:30-17:30 (CET)

Rehn, Olli. Economic and Monetary Affairs
Piebalgsm, Andris. Development

Tuesday 12th January

09:00-12:00 (CET)

De Gucht, Karel. International Trade
Šemeta, Algirdas. Budgetary Control, Economic and Monetary Affairs, Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

13:00-16:00 (CET)

Füle, Štefan. Foreign Affairs
Reding, Viviane. Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Legal Affairs, Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

16:30-19:30 (CET)

Almunia, Joaquín. Economic and Monetary Affairs
Jeleva, Rumiana. Development

Wednesday 13th January

13:00-16:00 (CET)

Potočnik, Janez. Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Andor, László. Employment and Social Affairs

16:30-19:30 (CET)

Geoghegan-Quinn, Máire. Industry, Research and Energy
Barnier, Michel. Internal Market and Consumer Protection, Economic and Monetary Affairs

Thursday 14th January

09:00-12:00(CET)

Kallas, Siim. Transport and Tourism
Oettinger, Günther. Industry, Research and Energy

13:00-16:00 (CET)

Dalli, John. Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Vassiliou, Androulla. Culture and Education, Employment and Social Affairs

16:30-19:30 (CET)