Thierry Breton, born on 15 January 1955 in Paris, is a French businessman and former Finance Minister.

After the hearing by the Committees on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate.

Hearing of Thierry BRETON, Commissioner-designate, Internal Market

Sylvie Goulard, born on 6 December 1964 in Marseille, is a French politician.

After the hearing by the Committees on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Sylvie GOULARD, Commissioner-designate, Internal Market

Margrethe Vestager, born in 13 April 1968 in Glostrup, is a Danish politician.

After the hearing by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Margrethe VESTAGER, Executive Vice-President-designate, A Europe

Mariya Gabriel, born on 20 May 1979 in Gotse Delchev, is a Bulgarian politician. She has been a European Commissioner since 2017.

After the hearing by the Committees on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) and on Culture and Education (CULT) of the European Parliament, the committees prepare an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Mariya GABRIEL, Commissioner-designate, Innovation and Youth

Kadri Simson, born on 22 January 1977 in Tartu, is an Estonian politician.

After the hearing by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Parliament, the committee prepares an evaluation letter on the candidate. Parliament is expected to vote on the new Commission as a whole on 23 October.

Hearing of Kadri SIMSON, Commissioner-designate, Energy

Teresa RIBERA RODRÍGUEZ was the Third Deputy Spanish Prime Minister and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge. She is now Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Teresa RIBERA RODRÍGUEZ, Executive Vice-President designate, Clean, Just and Competitive Transition

Henna Virkkunen is a Finnish Member of the European Parliament since 2014. She is now Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Tech-Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Henna VIRKKUNEN, Executive Vice-President designate, Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy

Stéphane Séjourné was a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2024, Chair of the Renew Europe Group of the European Parliament in 2021 and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs in 2024. He is now Executive Vice-President-designate of the European Commission for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, Executive VIce-President designate, Prosperity and Industrial Strategy

Wopke Hoekstra was Dutch Minister for Finance from 2017 to 2022, Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2022 to 2023 and European Commissioner for Climate Action and acting Commissioner for Transport in the von der Leyen Commission I. He is now European Commissioner-designate for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Wopke HOEKSTRA, Commissioner-designate for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth

Andrius Kubilius was Lithuanian Prime Minister (1999-2000, 2008-2012), Member of the European Parliament since 2019 and he is now European Commissioner-designate for Defence and Space, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Andrius KUBILIUS, Commissioner-designate, Defence and Space

Dan Jørgensen was Member of the EP (2004-2013), Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries (2013-2015), Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities (2019-2022) and Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy since 2022. He is now European Commissioner-designate for Energy and Housing, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Dan JØRGENSEN, Commissioner-designate, Energy and Housing

Ekaterina Zaharieva was Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Judiciary reforms and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2021 and she is currently a Member of the Bulgarian National Assembly. She is now European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation, for the von der Leyen Commission II.

Confirmation hearing of Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate, Startups, Research and Innovation

ITRE - Presentation of the Priorities of the polish Presidency of the Council

ITRE - Presentation of the Polish Presidency of the Council

ITRE - Presentation of the Priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council

ITRE - Presentation of the Council Presidency’s programme - Exchange of views with Balázs HANKÓ, Hungarian Minister for Culture and Innovation

ITRE IMCO -  Confirmation hearing of VHenna Maria VIRKKUNEN, European Commissioner-designate for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy - Press Point

ENVI ECON ITRE -  Confirmation hearing of Teresa RIBERA RODRÍGUEZ, European Commissioner-designate for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition - Press point

ITRE IMCO -  Confirmation hearing of Henna Maria VIRKKUNEN, European Commissioner-designate for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy

ENVI ECON ITRE -  Confirmation hearing of Teresa RIBERA RODRÍGUEZ, European Commissioner-designate for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition

ITRE IMCO ENVI ECON -  Confirmation hearing of Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, European Commissioner-designate for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy - Press point

ITRE IMCO ENVI ECON -  Confirmation hearing of Stéphane SÉJOURNÉ, European Commissioner-designate for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy

ENVI ITRE ECON - Confirmation hearing of Wopke Bastiaan HOEKSTRA, European Commissioner-designate for Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth.- Press point

ENVI ITRE ECON - Confirmation hearing of Wopke Bastiaan HOEKSTRA, European Commissioner-designate for Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth

AFET ITRE - Confirmation hearing of Andrius KUBILIUS, European Commissioner-designate for Defence and Space - Press point

AFET ITRE - Confirmation hearing of Andrius KUBILIUS, European Commissioner-designate for Defence and Space

ITRE EMPL - Confirmation hearing of Dan JØRGENSEN, European Commissioner-designate for Energy and Housing - Press point

ITRE EMPL - Confirmation hearing of Dan JØRGENSEN, European Commissioner-designate for Energy and Housing

ITRE - Confirmation hearing of Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation - Press point

ITRE - Confirmation hearing of Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation

Dan JØRGENSEN, European Commissioner-designate for Energy and Housing of the VON DER LEYEN Commission, is heard by the Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) and Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committees. Committees on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), Regional Development (REGI), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) are also invited to participate as joint committees. Opening statement by the Commissioner-designate. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Confirmation hearing of Dan JØRGENSEN, European Commissioner-designate for Energy and Housing: Opening statement by the Commissioner-designate

Dan JØRGENSEN, European Commissioner-designate for Energy and Housing of the VON DER LEYEN Commission, is heard by the Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) and Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committees. Committees on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), Regional Development (REGI), Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) are also invited to participate as joint committees. Arrivals and opening statements by Borys BUDKA (EPP, PL), ITRE Committee Chair and Li ANDERSSON (The Left, FI), EMPL Committee Chair.

Confirmation hearing of Dan JØRGENSEN, European Commissioner-designate for Energy and Housing: arrivals and opening statements by Borys BUDKA (EPP, PL), ITRE Committee Chair and Li ANDERSSON (The Left, FI), EMPL Committee Chair

Ambience shots of the Confirmation hearing of Dan JØRGENSEN, European Commissioner-designate for Energy and Housing. Both the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs are responsible for this hearing.

Confirmation hearing of Dan JØRGENSEN, European Commissioner-designate for Energy and Housing: atmosphere shots

Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Parliament. Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) participates as joint committee. At the end of the confirmation hearing, Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA makes a closing statement followed by the one from the Committee Chair. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Confirmation hearing of Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation: closing statement by Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA and Committee Chair

Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Parliament. Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) participates as joint committee. During the confirmation hearing, Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA answers questions by committee members.

Confirmation hearing of Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation: questions / answers (part 5 - ITRE Members)

Confirmation hearing of Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation: questions / answers (part 4)

Confirmation hearing of Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation: questions / answers (part 3)

Confirmation hearing of Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation: questions / answers (part 2)

Confirmation hearing of Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation: questions / answers (Part 1 - Political groups coordinators)

Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Parliament. Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) participates as joint committee. During the confirmation hearing, Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA gives an opening speech. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Confirmation hearing of Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation: opening statement by the Commissioner-designate

Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation, of the VON DER LEYEN Commission is heard by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Parliament. Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) participates as joint committee. Ambiance of the arrivals and opening statements by Borys BUDKA, Chair of Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) who asked for a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the deadly floods in Valencia. This transcription is a result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Confirmation hearing of Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation: arrivals and opening statement by Borys BUDKA, ITRE Chair

This news item shows ambience shots of the confirmation hearing of Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation, such as the arrival of the Commissioner-designate Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, questions by MEPs, media and journalists. The European Parliament invites Commissioner-designate Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA to public hearing to establish if she is suitable for the portfolio on Start-ups, Research and Innovation. Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate, replies to written questions ahead of the meeting, makes a short introduction at the start of the hearing and after that, answers oral questions from MEPs.

Confirmation hearing of Ekaterina ZAHARIEVA, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation: ambience shots

Ekaterina Zaharieva was Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Judiciary reforms and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2021 and she is currently a Member of the Bulgarian National Assembly. She is now European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation, for the von der Leyen Commission II. This stockshot illustrates the participation of Ekaterina Zaharieva in the meetings of the EU Council in 2018 and contains new footage in her office in Charlemagne, filmed on 29/10/2024.

Memoclip: Ekaterina Zaharieva, European Commissioner-designate for Startups, Research and Innovation

This news item shows extracts from the AFET (Foreign Affairs), LIBE (Civil Liberties, Home Affairs and Justice), ITRE (Industry, research and Energy), ECON (Economy and Monetary Affairs), ENVI (Environment, Public Health and Food Safety), DEVE (Development) and AGRI (Agriculture) Committee's constitutive meetings and the election of their Bureau. The constitutive meetings of the European Parliament's standing committees and subcommittees take place in Brussels following the appointments of their members in the plenary sitting of 16-19 July. During the constitutive meetings, each committee and subcommittee elects its respective bureau, made up of a Chair and Vice-Chairs, for a two-and-a-half year mandate. The newly set up committees then starts holding their regular meetings during the same week following their constitutive meeting.

Constitutive meetings of the Committees (AFET, LIBE, ITRE, ECON, ENVI, DEVE and AGRI): extracts

MEPs hold a hearing with Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, to evaluate his suitability for his new role in the European Commission related to climate policy. Šefčovič would assume responsibility for the European Green Deal, in addition to his current duties related to interinstitutional relations and foresight in the Committees on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), on Transport and Tourism (TRAN), and on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI). Closing statement by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight

Hearing of Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight: closing statement by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission

MEPs hold a hearing with Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, to evaluate his suitability for his new role in the European Commission related to climate policy. Šefčovič would assume responsibility for the European Green Deal, in addition to his current duties related to interinstitutional relations and foresight in the Committees on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), on Transport and Tourism (TRAN), and on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI). Third part of questions and answers.

Hearing of Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight: Questions and answers (part 3)

MEPs hold a hearing with Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, to evaluate his suitability for his new role in the European Commission related to climate policy. Šefčovič would assume responsibility for the European Green Deal, in addition to his current duties related to interinstitutional relations and foresight in the Committees on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), on Transport and Tourism (TRAN), and on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI). Second part of questions and answers.

Hearing of Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight: Questions and answers (part 2)

MEPs hold a hearing with Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight, to evaluate his suitability for his new role in the European Commission related to climate policy. Šefčovič would assume responsibility for the European Green Deal, in addition to his current duties related to interinstitutional relations and foresight in Committees on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), on Transport and Tourism (TRAN), and on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI). First part of questions and answers.

Hearing of Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight: Questions and answers (part 1)

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