Commission Hearings, 2010
Process & Hearings
Monday 11 January saw the start of the Commissioner hearings within the European Parliament - this is basically the third step in a four-step process that our potential Commissioners needed to successfully complete in order to take their seat on the Commission table on 1 February.
Click here if you want to know more about the four-step Commissioner selection process
Click here for the full timetable of Commissioner hearings, 11-19 January 2010
Candidate CVs
So who are these people that are up for a grilling this week? Well, below are quick summaries of each of our possible Commissioners-to-be. just click on their name to find out more.
Monday 11 January
Catherine ASHTON (UK) Foreign Affairs
Jan LEWANDOWSKI (Poland) Budget & Financial Planning
Andris PIEBALGS (Latvia) Development
Olli REHN (Finland) Economic & Monetary Affairs
Tuesday 12 January
Joaquin ALMUNIA (Spain) Competition
Karel DE GUCHT (Belgium) Trade
Algirdas SEMETA (Lithuania) Taxation & Customs Union
Stefan FULE (Czech Republic) Enlargement & Neighbourhood Policy
Viviane REDING (Luxembourg) Justice & Fundamental Rights
Rumiana JELEVA (Bulgaria) International Co-operation, Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Response
Wednesday 13 January
Laszlo ANDOR (Hungary) Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion
Michel BARNIER (France) Internal Market
Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN (Ireland) Innovation & Research
Janez POTOCNIK (Slovenia) Environment
Thursday 14 January
Siim KALLAS (Estonia) Transport
John DALLI (Malta) Health & Consumer Policy
Johannes HAHN (Austria) Regional Policy
Gunter OETTINGER (Germany) Energy
Androulla VASSILIOU (Cyprus) Education, Culture, Multilinguism & Youth
Nellie KROES (Netherlands) Digital Agenda
Friday 15 January
Dacian CIOLOS (Romania) Agriculture & Rural Development
Connie HEDEGAARD (Denmark) Environment
Monday 18 January
Antonio TAJANI (Italy) Industry & Entrepreneurship
Maros SEFCOVIC (Slovakia) Inter-institutional Affairs
Tuesday 19 January
Cecilia MALMSTROM (Sweden) Home Affairs
Maria DAMANAKI (Greece) Fisheries
Wednesday 3 February
Kristalina GEORGIEVA (Bulgaria) International Co-operation, Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Response