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Consensus has been constructing round holding the hearings of recent commissioners between Nov. 4 and 12, permitting the Commission to take workplace on Dec. 1, as Brussels Playbook reported.
But on Friday, von der Leyen put strain on the Parliament to revert to its earlier timetable and maintain the hearings within the week of Oct. 14.
“The EU must be prepared, up and working after the U.S. elections, to work with the incoming transition staff and be capable of play its full half on the world stage in geopolitics,” mentioned one of many EU officers. The official, just like the others quoted within the story, was granted anonymity to talk candidly a couple of delicate and quick altering state of affairs.
Eric Mamer, the chief spokesperson of the Commission, mentioned: “We did inform the [European Parliament] for the hearings to happen in October.”
A Parliament official, who insisted the establishment was prepared and ready for the Commission, mentioned: “The timetable is ready by the EP and no one else, I don’t suppose there’s any acquire in placing the Parliament beneath strain. The Parliament will do its scrutiny position and take it severely.”
Mamer instructed journalists that the “intention” is for von der Leyen to attend a closed-door assembly of senior MEPs in Strasbourg on Tuesday and current her new College of Commissioners to them.
However, it’s unclear whether or not she is going to be capable of connect names to portfolios, due to the state of affairs in Slovenia.
“It’s a very long time till Tuesday,” Mamer instructed journalists.
