Exciting news from Brussels! Following the evaluation on potential conflicts of interest of the designated commissioners, the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has approved the hearings of all 26 candidates. This announcement was made by the committee via X.
The hearing for Italy’s designated Executive Vice President for the European Commission, Raffaele Fitto, is scheduled for November 12th, according to parliamentary sources.
The Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament approved the schedule for the hearings on Thursday morning, which will see all candidates for the Executive Vice President of the Commission being heard on the same day, Tuesday, November 12th. The socialist candidate Teresa Ribera and the popular Henna Virkkunen will be the last to be heard.
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The hearings start with the Slovak Maros Sefcovic and the Maltese Glen Micaleff at 2:30 pm on November 4th. They end with the Vice Presidents in potential Teresa Ribera and Henna Virkkunen on November 12th at 6:30 pm. (ANSA)
EU, Italy’s Psb will be evaluated in 6 weeks
The European Commission will have six weeks for its evaluation of Italy’s Psb, which “may be extended further”. This is the response from the European Commission spokesperson Veerle Nuyts on timing and assessments related to the Structural Budget Plan approved by Parliament. There is no confirmation that the document approved by Parliament has reached Brussels. “We have agreed with Italy that it can be submitted by October 15th,” she said. No response on the extension of the plan from 4 to 7 years. “These are speculative questions,” she clarified when asked about the plan being for 7 years.
With National Recovery Plans, 82 billion to companies and 900 reforms
The implementation of the Recovery Plan has directed over 82 billion euros in investments to directly support companies. More than 900 reforms have been implemented to reduce bureaucracy and expedite business processes for obtaining permits and licenses, helping the EU industry become more competitive. With the National Recovery Plans, 34 million megawatt-hours of energy consumption have been saved, over 11.8 million people have participated in education and training, and 9.8 million people have benefited from climate-related disaster protection measures. This is stated by the European Commission in its third annual report on the Recovery.
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