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Hungary's Tibor Navracsics is the only commissioner so far to have received a thumbs down (Photo: European Parliament)

Decision day for EU's at-risk commissioners

MEPs on Tuesday (7 October) are hearing the last commissioner candidates, Jyrki Katainen of Finland and Frans Timmermans of the Netherlands.

They are also holding a second hearing for the British commissioner, Jonathan Hill, and are set to decide on the remaining "unconvincing" commissioners who were asked extra questions or needed a legal opinion.

On Monday, MEPs in the culture committee gave a thumbs down to the Hungarian commissioner, Tibor Navracsics, saying he is not fit to ...

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