The last hearing of a commissioner-designate took place in 2017 with Bulgaria's Mariya Gabriel. She will face MEPs again, along with all the other would-be commissioners (Photo: European Parliament)

Commissioner hearings start This WEEK

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by Eszter Zalan, Brussels,

The long-awaited hearings of would-be commissioners will kick off on Monday (30 September) in the European Parliament.

First up, Slovakia's Maros Sefcovic will be on the spot on Monday afternoon, who will be responsible for the new commission's dealings with the parliament.

For the following two weeks, commissioner-designates will be grilled by

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Author Bio

Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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