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Reactions from Green MEPs on the hearings of Commissioner-designates

in English - press releasesJeleva withdrawal is right decision - 19.01.2010Damanaki hearing: New Commissioner must stand up to apparatchiks - 19.01.2010Hedegaard convinces but will need Barroso support - 15.01.2010Vassiliou lacks substance - 15.01.2010Ciolo? hearing : Thumbs up for new agriculture C...
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European Commission

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Climate Commissioner hearing

Finnish Green MEP Satu Hassi has welcomed the convincing performance by Cliamte Commissioner-designate Connie Hedegaard. She warns, however, that President Barroso's political support will be critical.
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Commissioner hearings

Malika BENARAB-ATTOU, Greens/EFA coordinator in the CULT Committee, participated yesterday in the hearing of Androulla Vassiliou, Cypriot Commissioner-designate for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth.Despite notable commitments, "Mrs Vassiliou's answers remained evasive", she regrets, add...
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Thumbs up for new agriculture Commissioner

SNP MEP and member of the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee Mr Alyn Smith has today (Friday) given his thumbs up to the Romanian Commissioner-Designate for Agriculture, Dacian Ciolo?.Mr Ciolo? was present in the Parliament for his official hearing in front of the Agriculture Committee, whe...
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Environment and Energy Council

EU environment and energy ministers meet in Seville 14-17 January, with the outcome of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen and the next steps for international climate policy at the top of their agenda. Green MEPs have called on them to restore the EU's proclaimed climate leadership.
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Oettinger hearing

Commenting after the European Parliament hearing of EU energy commissioner-designate Günter Oettinger (Germany), Luxembourg Green MEP and Greens/EFA energy spokesman Claude Turmes said:"Günter Oettinger strongly advocated an environmentally responsible EU energy policy today. We particularly welco...
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Environment Commissioner hearing

Janez Poto?nik made some promising statements during his hearing for his candidacy as EU environment commissioner. The Greens hope he will back up his statements with action.
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Radioactive foodstuffs

The EP industry and energy committee today adopted a report on EU rules on the radioactive contamination of foodstuffs (1). MEPs called for the legal base to be changed to ensure the European Parliament is a co-legislator on the proposal (2). Green MEPs believe the maximum permitted levels of radio...
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EU Commissioner hearings

Green MEPs were unsatisfied with Commissioner-delegate Rumiana Jeleva's responses to questions regarding declaration of her business interests and on the dossier she has been assigned in the European Commission.