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The Employment and Social Affairs Committee questioned Nicolas Schmit, candidate for the Jobs portfolio, on Europe’s social dimension and the future of work.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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MEPs will assess whether commissioner candidates can deliver on the challenges facing the EU in a series of public hearings. Find out more in our infographic.

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The Culture and Education and Industry, Research and Energy committees questioned Mariya Gabriel, candidate for Innovation and Youth.
Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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The International Trade Committee questioned Phil Hogan, candidate for the trade portfolio, on future trade deals and the respect of EU values.
Committee on International Trade

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Constitutional Affairs and Legal Affairs MEPs questioned the candidate for the Inter-institutional Relations and Foresight portfolio.
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Legal Affairs

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EP President Sassoli sent two letters on Monday to Commission President-elect von der Leyen regarding the Legal Affairs Committee’s decision on two Commissioners-designate.

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Tuesday's hearings feature Nicolas Schmit (Luxembourg), Jutta Urpilainen (Finland), Janusz Wojciechowski (Poland), Ylva Johansson (Sweden) and Stella Kyriakides (Cyprus).

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Christine Lagarde, the candidate for European Central Bank president, received the support of the European Parliament in a plenary vote on 17 September.

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Committees are the powerhouses of Parliament’s legislative work. Find out who will be heading them up for the next two-and-a-half years.

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The Commissioners-designates’ answers to the written questions, posed by the Parliament’s committees, were received by Parliament.

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Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov was the winner of the European Parliament Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thougth in 2018. The award ceremony was held in Strasbourg on 12 December 2018.

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Read what the European Parliament is doing to ensure that the EU will fulfil its ambitious targets to tackle climate change.

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Commissioners-designate hearings and committees’ meetings, Brussels

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Maroš Šefčovič (Slovakia), Phil Hogan (Ireland) and Mariya Gabriel (Bulgaria) are the first candidate commissioners to appear in hearings at the Parliament on Monday 30 September.

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Women should play a prominent role in politics, but how do they fare at the European Parliament? Find out in our infographics.

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Parliament supports updating the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to make it more accessible and better equipped to deal with digitalisation and environmental changes.

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This note provides information on the election of the new Commission and the hearings of the Commissioners-designate, which start on 30 September.

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Hearings Agenda

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MEPs reaffirmed support for the EU position on Brexit and backed Christine Lagarde as the next president of the European Central Bank during this week's plenary session.

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Find out about this year's nominees for the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.

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