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The Civil Liberties and Culture and Education committees quizzed Margaritis Schinas, Greek Vice President-designate for the Protecting our European way of life portfolio.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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The Committees on Budgets and Budgetary Control questioned the commissioner-designate on future budget policy and protecting the EU’s financial interests.
Committee on Budgets
Committee on Budgetary Control

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The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and Fisheries Committees questioned Virginijus Sinkevičius, candidate for the Environment and Oceans portfolio.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on Fisheries

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Under the Paris agreement, the EU has committed to carbon neutrality by the second half of the 21st century. What does it mean in practice?

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The Economic and Monetary Affairs committee questioned Paolo Gentiloni, Italian candidate for the economy portfolio.
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

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The Industry, Research and Energy Committee questioned Kadri Simson, Estonian Commissioner-designate for Energy.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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The Regional Development Committee questioned Elisa Ferreira, candidate for the Cohesion and Reforms portfolio.
Committee on Regional Development

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The Development Committee questioned the Slovene Commission candidate for the crisis management portfolio.
Committee on Development

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Women’s Rights and Employment committees quizzed Ms Dalli, Maltese candidate for the equality portfolio, on EU Gender Strategy and the fight against discrimination.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

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The Internal Market and the Industry, Research and Energy committees questioned Sylvie Goulard, French candidate for the Internal Market portfolio.
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Thursday's hearings feature Paolo Gentiloni (Italy) Kadri Simson (Estonia) Virginijus Sinkevičius (Lithuania) Johannes Hahn (Austria) Margaritis Schinas (Greece) & Dubravka Šuica (Croatia)

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Missed the hearings of the nominees for the European Commission? Catch up with our videos summaries.

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The Civil Liberties and Legal Affairs committees questioned Didier Reynders, Belgian candidate for the Justice portfolio, on rule of law and modernising justice systems.
Committee on Legal Affairs
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The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee questioned Stella Kyriakides, candidate for the Health portfolio.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

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The Civil Liberties Committee quizzed Ylva Johansson, candidate for the home affairs portfolio, on migration and asylum, security and the future of Schengen.
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Budget MEPs want the EU to rise to the climate challenge, help the young and strengthen the economy, in a vote on Tuesday on their position on the 2020 EU budget.
Committee on Budgets

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The Agriculture and Rural Development Committee questioned the Polish candidate for the agriculture portfolio Janusz Wojciechowski on EU farm policy reform and trade negotiations.
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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Wednesday's hearings feature commissioners-designate Didier Reynders (Belgium), Helena Dalli (Malta), Sylvie Goulard (France), Elisa Ferreira (Portugal) and Janez Lenarčič (Slovenia).

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The Development Committee questioned the candidate for the international partnerships portfolio on future development cooperation and respect of EU values.
Committee on Development

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