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The Swedish, Croatian, Maltese and German commissioners all have hearings on Monday (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

New commissioners file written replies ahead of EU hearings

Ahead of parliamentary hearings due to kick off on Monday (29 September), the new commissioners-to-be have replied in writing to questions from MEPs.

The written answers, seen by EUobserver, give reassurances and seek to pre-empt criticism on potential conflict of interests and independence from national governments.

Spain's Arias Canete, the next energy and climate commissioner, is expected to face a barrage of criticism in his hearing on Wednesday (1 October) about his and his f...

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The Swedish, Croatian, Maltese and German commissioners all have hearings on Monday (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

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