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UK commission candidate Jonathan Hill is likely to be approved as EU financial services chief on Wednesday. (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

UK's Hill set to survive after second hearing

Jonathan Hill is set to be approved as the EU's next financial services chief, following his second grilling in the European Parliament.

Speaking on Tuesday (7 October), for the second time in a week, with MEPs on the economic affairs committee, Hill again deployed his English charm to head off suspicious feelings.

He also touted his credentials as a pro-European who would campaign to keep the UK in the EU.

He outlined a rosy vision for 2019, "when we are coming to the end ...

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

UK commission candidate Jonathan Hill is likely to be approved as EU financial services chief on Wednesday. (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

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Author Bio

Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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