IMCO Public Hearing Online safety of vulnerable consumers (minors)

BECA Special Committee - Public hearing ' From lab to life: transforming childhood, adolescent and rare cancer care ' - Rights and needs of rare cancer and paediatric cancer patients, survivors, parents and caregivers

BECA Special Committee - Public hearing ' From lab to life: transforming childhood, adolescent and rare cancer care '- Research, treatment and care of paediatric, adolescent and rare cancer

EP Hearing of Valdis DOMBROVSKIS,  Executive Vice-President for An Economy that Works for People, designated to assume responsibility for trade

EP Hearing of Mairead MCGUINNESS, Commissioner-designate in charge of financial services, financial stability and the Capital Markets Union

SEDE public Hearing - The future of nuclear arms control regimes and the security implications for the EU

IMCO/JURI Hearing - Liberal Professions in Europe - What challenges lie ahead ?

Hearing of Adina-Ioana VALEAN, Commissioner-designate, Transport - Press point of Karima DELLI following the hearing

Hearing of Thierry BRETON, Commissioner-designate, Internal Market - Press point

Hearing of Adina-Ioana VĂLEAN, Commissioner-designate, Transport - Arrival - Opening statement - Q&A session

Hearing of Thierry BRETON, Commissioner-designate, Internal Market - Q&A session

Hearing of Thierry BRETON, Commissioner-designate, Internal Market - Arrival

On 30 September 2014, Christos Stylianides, Member designate of the EC in charge of Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, was heard by the Committee on Development to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. Christos Stylianides had the opportunity to make an opening statement, he took part in a question and answer session and made a closing statement. Although the Parliament can only vote on the Commission as a whole, a negative assessment of one of the candidates has in the past already led to the candidacy being withdrawn and replaced.

Hearing of Christos STYLIANIDES (Cyprus), Commissioner-designate for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management: statement by Christos STYLIANIDES

On 30 September 2014, Vytenis Andriukaitis, Member designate of the EC in charge of Health and Food safety, was heard by the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food safety of the European Parliament to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. Vytenis Andriukaitis had the opportunity to make an opening statement, he took part in a question and answer session and made a closing statement. Although the Parliament can only vote on the Commission as a whole, a negative assessment of one of the candidates has in the past already led to the candidacy being withdrawn and replaced. Vytenis Andriukaitis was Vice-President of the Lithuanian Parliament from 2001 to 2004 and from 2008 to 2012, then Lithuanian Minister for Health from 2012 to 2014.

Hearing of Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS (Lithuania), Commissioner-designate for Health and Food Safety: MEPs questions & answers

Hearing of Christos STYLIANIDES (Cyprus), Commissioner-designate for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management: MEPS questions & answers

On 30 September 2014, Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS, Member designate of the EC in charge of Migration and Home Affairs, was heard by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. Christos Stylianides had the opportunity to make an opening statement, he took part in a question and answer session and made a closing statement. Although the Parliament can only vote on the Commission as a whole, a negative assessment of one of the candidates has in the past already led to the candidacy being withdrawn and replaced.

Hearing of Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS (Greece), Commissioner-designate for Migration and Home Affairs: extracts from the statement by Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS

On 29 September 2014, Günther Oettinger, Member designate of the EC in charge of Digital Economy and Society, was heard by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament for to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. Before the beginning of the question and answer session, Günther Oettinger had the opportunity to make an opening statement.

Hearing of Günther OETTINGER (Germany), Commissioner-designate for Digital Economy and Society: extracts from the statement by Günther OETTINGER

On 30 September 2014, Johannes HAHN, Member designate of the EC in charge of European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargment Negotiations was heard by the Committee on Foreign Affairs to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. Johannes HAHN had the opportunity to make an opening statement, he took part in a question and answer session and made a closing statement. Although the Parliament can only vote on the Commission as a whole, a negative assessment of one of the candidates has in the past already led to the candidacy being withdrawn and replaced.

Hearing of Johannes HAHN (Austria), Commissioner-designate for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargment Negotiations: MEPs questions & answers

Hearing of Johannes HAHN (Austria), Commissioner-designate for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargment Negotiations: extracts from the statement by Johannes HAHN

Hearing of Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS (Greece), Commissioner-designate for Migration and Home Affairs: MEPs questions & questions

On 29 September 2014, Karmenu Vella, Member designate of the EC in charge of Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, appeared before the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and the Committee on Fisheries of the European Parliament for a hearing to test his general competences, European commitment and specific expertise related to his portfolio. Before the beginning of the question and answer session, Karmenu Vella had the opportunity to make an opening statement.After providing written replies to questions from MEPs, the commissioners-designate are invited to a hearing at the Parliament, where they are questioned by the parliamentary committee(s) dealing with their portfolio.Although the Parliament can only vote on the Commission as a whole, a negative assessment of one of the candidates has in the past often led to the candidacy being withdrawn and replaced.

Hearing of Karmenu VELLA (Malta), Commissioner-designate for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries: extracts from the statement by Karmenu VELLA

The Committee on Culture and Sports (CULT) holds a public hearing on the future EU sports policy, in the European Parliament in Brussels. Experts from the world of sport, the Commission and the Belgian presidency of the Council discuss the EU's priorities for this newly acquired competence.

A future European sports policy: extracts from the public hearing

Mario DRAGHI, candidate to the Presidency to the European Central Bank, is invited to an exchange of views before the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) at the European Parliament in Brussels. He makes a statement before the committee responsible (ECON) and answers questions put by its Members.

Exchange of views with Mario DRAGHI, candidate to the Presidency to the European Central Bank: extracts

The Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) debates on human rights in Turkey in the view of the Commission´s Progress Report on 9.11.2010, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Human Rights in Turkey: extracts from the hearing

The SubCommittee on Human Rights (DROI) organizes a haring on the situation in prisons in Syria and Lebanon, in the European Parliament, Brussels.

Situation in prisons in Syria and Lebanon: extracts from the hearing

In the European Parliament in Brussels, the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) hear the testimony of Argentinean civil society and judicial system representatives in order to exchange views on the way in which Argentina is judging, 30 years later, the crimes of the dictatorship.

Fight against impunity, the example of Argentina: extracts of the hearing

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) is organising a public hearing on "Combating sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography" in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Combating sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography: extracts from the hearing

A hearing on the Human Rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) takes place in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Human Rights in Congo: extracts from the hearing

The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) organizes a hearing on financial stability measures with Algirdas SEMETA, Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Financial stability measures: extract from the hearing with Algirdas SEMETA, Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) organises a hearing on the impact of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

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