The Treaty of Nice (2003) has amended the procedure for appointing a new European Commission.

The team of European Commissioners - proposed by its President designate - 'shall be subject as a body to a vote of approval by the European Parliament'. Before taking this vote, European Parliament committees conduct hearings with the proposed Commissioners in accordance with Parliament's internal Rules of Procedure.

At the end of the term of Romano Prodi's European Commission, these Hearings of the Commissioners designate - the team nominated by incoming President José Manuel Barroso - took place between 27 September and 8 October 2004. On 4 November 2004 José Manuel Barroso received approval from the European Council for his team of Commissioners after he had revised it on three positions. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini and Latvian Andris Piebalgs were added and the Hungarian Commissioner designate, László Kovács, was moved to another protfolio.

2004 - Hearings of the Commissioners-designate

Press conference by the Commissioner designate for Competition following her hearing by the EP.

Hearing of Stavros DIMAS (Greece), Commissioner designate for Environment at the EP Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety in Brussels.

Hearing of Stavros DIMAS (Greece), Commissioner designate for Environment: extracts

Hearing of Franco FRATTINI (Italy), Commissioner designate for Justice, Freedom and Security at the European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI).

Hearing of Franco FRATTINI (Italy), Commissioner designate for Justice, Freedom and Security : extracts

Hearing of Franco FRATTINI (Italy), Commissioner designate for Justice, Freedom and Security at the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in Brussels.

Hearing of Andris PIEBALGS (Latvia), Commissioner designate for Energy at the EP Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Hearing of Andris PIEBALGS (Latvia), Commissioner designate for Energy: extracts

Hearing of Markos KYPRIANOU (Cyprus), Commissioner designate for Health and Consumer Protection at the EP Committees on Environment, Public Health and food safety (ENVI) and on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO).

Hearing of Markos KYPRIANOU (Cyprus), Commissioner designate for Health and Consumer Protection: extracts

Hearing of Joaquin ALMUNIA (Spain), Commissioner designate for Economic and Monetary Affairs at the EP Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs in Brussels.

Hearing of Joaquin ALMUNIA (Spain), Commissioner designate for Economic and Monetary Affairs: extracts

Hearing of Charlie McCREEVY (Ireland), Commissioner designate for Internal Market and Services at the European Parliament's Committees on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and on Economic and Monetary Affairs in Brussels.

Hearing of Charlie McCREEVY (Ireland), Commissioner designate for Internal Market and Services: extracts

Hearing of Ingrida UDRE (Latvia), Commissioner designate for Taxation and Customs Union at the European Parliament Committees on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO).

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