Max Griera
Denmark nominates Dan Jørgensen as EU commissioner
Denmark has put forward Dan Jørgensen to be part of Ursula von der Leyen’s second team of EU commissioners, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen confirmed Wednesday, just two days before the deadline for making nominations.The widely expected nominatio...
1 month ago
European Parliament inches toward commissioner hearings in November
BRUSSELS — The hearings for European commissioners look increasingly likely to be held from Nov. 4 to Nov. 12 after a majority of chairs of European Parliament committees backed those dates Tuesday.A final decision will be taken Wednesday by the Conferenc...
2 weeks ago
European commissioner hearings confirmed for November
The hearings for European commissioners will be held from Nov. 4 to Nov. 12, senior members of the European Parliament decided Wednesday.Holding the hearings in November means the earliest date for the new European Commission to start work is early Decemb...
1 week ago
Leaked: Tense correspondence between EU commissioner hopefuls and Parliament
STRASBOURG — Twenty-three commissioner nominees who were asked for additional information regarding assets during their European Parliament screenings were approved Thursday morning, despite many of them returning sparse conflict-of-interest forms.Some fr...
6 days ago