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“We are in the identical state of affairs as Friday, the president hopes to be ready to announce the College tomorrow,” Podestà stated at a press briefing. “But 24 hours in politics are a very long time so we proceed to want to attend for confirmations.”
MEPs are additionally ready for indicators from von der Leyen, who traveled to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Monday. She is scheduled to satisfy the heads of the Parliament’s political teams behind closed doorways Tuesday morning, and a press convention is on the playing cards for after that.
EU lawmakers tweaked the Parliament’s inside guidelines this yr in an try and oblige the Commission president to tell them of her plans earlier than they kick off a sequence of hearings through which they grill potential commissioners. However, it stays to be seen to what extent von der Leyen will adhere to these parliamentary stipulations, particularly with out formal authorities backing for Kos from Slovenia.
Parliament Vice President Martin Hojsík of the liberal Renew Europe group informed POLITICO that he expects von der Leyen to not less than “announce one thing,” however “something is a wild guess given the French last-moment swap.”
Hojsík stated his greatest guess could be for von der Leyen to current the entire College minus Slovenia. He added that lawmakers are “calm” forward of the announcement “and prepared” to begin hearings as quickly as they obtain the commissioner roster.
“I believe she’s going to [present the College on Tuesday],” stated Sandro Gozi, a Renew Europe MEP elected on the checklist of Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party.
