Article - Schedule: commissioner candidate hearings in Parliament

They must each be assessed by the European Parliament committees covering the portfolio for which they have been proposed, before the Parliament votes on the Commission as a whole.

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019
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  • They must each be assessed by the European Parliament committees covering the portfolio for which they have been proposed, before the Parliament votes on the Commission as a whole.
  • MEPs will assess if each nominee is fit for the position proposed and ready to deliver on the programme that von der Leyen outlined to Parliament in July.
  • Next steps

    After the hearings, the committees prepare evaluation letters on the candidates.

  • Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.
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