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Commissioner Test: Vytenis Andriukaitis

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Transport Commissioner Šefčovič?

Green MEP Karima Delli gives our assessment of Transport Commissioner nominee Maroš Šefčovič What is your overall impression of how commissioner-designate Šefčovič performed? Mr. Šefčovič performed better than expected and had a surprisingly detailed knowledge of a broad range of issues. ...
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Greens call for a truthful and reliable climate and energy commissioner

The Greens/EFA group questions the links of Commissioner designate Miguel Arias Cañete and his family to the oil industry and believes these pose serious concerns about his independence and commitment to the general public interest.
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A smooth but maybe too cautious operator

  Greens/EFA MEP Reinhard Bütikofer comments the hearing of Carlos Moedas What is your overall impression of how commissioner-designate Moedas performed? He certainly is an experienced politician and a smooth operator. He avoided the danger zones. He did not trip up, did not offend, he...
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Experienced Politician

Green MEP Judith Sargentini gives a cautiously positive assessment of the EP hearing with Dimitris Avramopoulos and Migration and Home Affairs under the new Commission. What was your overall impression of how commissioner-designate Avramopoulos perf...
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Juncker's persisting environmental blind spot

The complete relegation of sustainable development and environmental protection in the proposals by president-elect Juncker for the coming EU Commission term has been under fire for some time. Last week, our group wrote to Juncker to express our concerns on his environmental blind spot, as the EP's ...
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Our health and food in safe hands?

Green MEP Bas Eickhout gives a generally positive assessment of the EP hearing with Vytenis Andriukaitis and health and food safety under the new Commission.     What was your overall impression of how commissioner-designate Andriukaitis performed? He clearly is very comm...
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Language diversity side-lined in new EU Commission

The new European Commission is at risk of ignoring the importance of language diversity in Europe, according to Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales MEP Jill Evans, a member of the European Free Alliance (EFA) Group of MEPs. The Welsh MEP has criticised the decision not to appoint a dedicated EU Commi...
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Commissioner Test: Karmenu Vella

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Fit for the job of environment and fisheries commissioner?

Greens/EFA environment spokesperson Bas Eickhout and fisheries spokesperson Isabella Lövin give their assessment of the European Parliament hearing with Karmenu Vella, EU commissioner-designate for the environment and fisheries. What is your impression of how Commissioner-...