<p>Formal hearings of commissioners-designate were introduced as a result of the Maastricht Treaty. The first Commission to be subject to this new procedure was the Santer Commission in 1995. The Santer Commission was appointed by the Council on 23 January for the period 1995–2000. It took office on 1 February.</p>

First Commission hearings

Santer Commission: hearing of Ritt BJERREGAARD, Commissioner-designate for Environment and nuclear security

Santer Commission: hearing of Édith CRESSON, Commissioner-designate for Research, Science & Technology

Santer Commission: hearing of Hans VAN DEN BROEK, Commissioner-designate for Relations with central and eastern Europe, CFSP and the External Service

Santer Commission: hearing of Anita GRADIN, Commissioner-designate for Immigration, Justice & Home Affairs, Financial Control, Anti-fraud and Relations with the European Ombudsman

Santer Commission: hearing of Manuel MARIN, Commissioner-designate for Vice-President; External Relations

Santer Commission: hearing of Christos PAPOUTSIS, Commissioner-designate for Energy, Euratom Supply Agency, SMEs and Tourism

Santer Commission: hearing of Erkki LIIKANEN, Commissioner-designate for Budget, Personnel and Administration

Santer Commission: hearing of Neil KINNOCK, Commissioner-designate for Transport

Santer Commission: hearing of Yves-Thibault DE SILGUY, Commissioner-designate for Economic & Financial Affairs

Santer Commission: hearing of Martin BANGEMANN, Commissioner-designate for Industrial affairs, Information & Telecommunications Technologies

Santer Commission: hearing of Leon BRITTAN, Commissioner-designate for Commercial Policy and External Relations

Hearing of Joao de DEUS PINHEIRO, Commissioner designate for relations with ACP, South Africa and Lome Convention countries

Hearing of Anita GRADIN (Sweden), Commissioner designate for Immigration Justice & Home Affairs

Hearing of Emma BONINO (Italy), Commissioner designate for Consumer Policy ECHO and Fisheries

Hearing of Neil KINNOCK (United Kingdom), Commissioner designate for Transport

Hearing of Edith CRESSON (France), Commissioner designate for Science, Research and Development

Hearing of Christos PAPOUTSIS (Greece), Commissioner designate for Energy, SME and Tourim

Hearing of Franz FISCHLER (Austria), Commissioner designate for Agriculture

Hearing of Padraig FLYNN (Ireland), Commissioner designate for Social affairs and Employment

Hearing of Karel VAN MIERT (Belgium), Commissioner designate for Competition

Hearing of Monika WULF-MATHIES (Germany), Commisioner designate for Regional Policy

Hearing of Hans VAN DEN BROEK (Netherlands), Commissioner designate for Common Foreign and Security Policy

Hearing of Ritt BJERREGAARD (Denmark), Commissioner designate for Environnement

Hearing of Erkki LIIKANEN (Finland), Commissioner designate for Budget, Personnel and Administration

Hearing of Mario MONTI (Italy), Commissioner designate for Internal Market, Services Customs and Taxation

Hearing of Sir Leon BRITTAN (United Kingdom), Commissioner designate for Trade

Santer Commission: hearing of Mario MONTI, Commissioner-designate for Internal Market, Services Customs and Taxation

Santer Commission: hearing of João de Deus PINHEIRO, Commissioner-designate for Relations with African, Caribbean, Pacific Countries, South Africa and the Lomé Convention

Santer Commission: hearing of Pádraig FLYNN, Commissioner-designate for Employment & Social Affairs and relations with the EESC

Santer Commission: hearing of Marcelino OREJA, Commissioner-designate for Relations with the European Parliament, Culture, Audiovisual Policy

Santer Commission: hearing of Franz FISCHLER, Commissioner-designate for Agriculture & Rural Development

Santer Commission: hearing of Karel VAN MIERT, Commissioner-designate for Competition

Santer Commission: hearing of Monika WULF-MATHIES, Commissioner-designate for Regional Policy

Santer Commission: hearing of Emma BONINO, Commissioner-designate for Consumer Policy, Fisheries and ECHO

Joao de Deus PINHEIRO MEP in a meeting at the EP.

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