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From 9.00, MEPs will evaluate whether the candidates for the posts of Vice-Presidents of the European Commission are qualified both to be members of the College and to carry out the particular duties to which they have been assigned.

Find more detailed information about the hearings process and how to follow them.

All hearings are public and can be followed live on Parliament’s webstreaming and Ebs/Ebs+.

Find additional information also on Parliament’s dedicated website on the hearings.

Find also press releases on the hearings.

Today’s hearings schedule is as follows:

9.00 – 12.00, room ANTALL 2Q2

Raffaele Fitto

Portfolio: Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms

Responsible committees

Committee on Regional Development

Contacts

Janne OJAMO

(+32) 470 89 21 92

EP_Regional

Federico DE GIROLAMO

(+32) 498 98 35 91

Watch the hearing live.

Press point

Adrian-Dragoş BENEA (S&D, Romania), Chair of the Regional Development Committee, will hold a press point after the meeting. You can follow it live on Parliament’s webstreaming and on EbS.

9.00 – 12.00, room ANTALL 4Q2

Kaja Kallas

Portfolio: High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission

Responsible committee

Committee on Foreign Affairs

Contacts

Viktor ALMQVIST
(+32) 470 88 29 42
EP_ForeignAff

Snjezana KOBESCAK SMODIS

(+32) 470 96 08 19

EP_ForeignAff

Maris KURME

(+32) 477 99 06 65

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Press point

David McAllister (EPP, Germany), Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, will hold a press point after the meeting outside the meeting room. You can follow it live on Parliament’s webstreaming and on EbS.

14.30 – 17.30, room ANTALL 2Q2

Roxana Mînzatu

Portfolio: Executive Vice-President for People, Skills and Preparedness

Responsible committee

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Committee on Culture and Education

Contacts

Lieven COSIJN

(+32) 473 864 141

EP SocialAffairs

Raquel LOPES

(+32) 477 99 14 95

EPCulture

Dana POPP

(+32) 470 95 17 07

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Press point

Li ANDERSSON (The Left, Finland), Chair of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, and Nela RIEHL (Greens/EFA, Germany), Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education will hold a press point after the hearing outside the meeting room. You can follow it live on Parliament’s webstreaming and on EbS.

14.30 – 17.30, room ANTALL 4Q2

Stéphane Séjourné

Portfolio: Executive Vice-President for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy

Responsible committee

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Contacts

Baptiste CHATAIN

(+32) 498 98 13 37

EP_Industry

Maris KURME

(+32) 477 99 06 65

EP_SingleMarket

Isabelle ZERROUK

(+32) 470 88 02 62

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Press point

Anna CAVAZZINI (Greens/EFA, Germany), Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, Antonio DECARO (S&D, Italy), Chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and Aurore Lalucq (S&D, France), Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, will hold a press point after the hearing.

You can follow it live on Parliament’s webstreaming and on EbS.

18.30 – 21.30, room ANTALL 2Q2

Teresa Ribera Rodríguez

Portfolio: Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition

Responsible committee

Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Contacts:

Thomas HAAHR
(+32) 470 88 09 87

EP_Environment

John SCHRANZ

(+32) 498 98 14 02

EP_Economics

Estefanía NARRILLOS

(+32) 498 98 39 85

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Press point

Antonio DECARO (S&D, Italy), Chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and Aurore LALUCQ (S&D, France), Chair of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, will hold a press point after the hearing outside the meeting room. Ms Ribera will also address the press after the hearing.

You can follow their statements live on Parliament’s webstreaming and on EbS.

18.30 – 21.30, room ANTALL 4Q2

Henna Virkkunen

Portfolio: Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy

Responsible committee

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Contacts:

Yasmina YAKIMOVA

(+32) 470 88 10 60

EP_SingleMarket

Baptiste CHATAIN

(+32) 498 98 13 37

EP_Industry

Janne OJAMO

(+32) 470 89 21 92

Watch the hearing live.