Bratislava/Strasbourg – A number of Slovak MEPs agreed in interviews with TASR on Tuesday that the method of forming the brand new European Fee (EC) is sophisticated and sluggish and worry that the negotiations might be additional extended. The reason being the potential disapproval of some candidates after their hearings within the related committees of the European Parliament (EP).
The reason for the sophisticated strategy of forming the brand new EC is, in accordance with EP Vice-President Martin Hojsík (Renew Europe/Progressive Slovakia), von der Leyen’s effort for a gender-balanced Fee that might be professionally competent and able to cooperate. “On the similar time, nevertheless, we see the efforts of many member states to nominate to the European Fee individuals who might not all the time have the very best abilities,” he added. Nonetheless, he appreciated the regionally balanced distribution of vice-presidential posts.
The contacted MEPs see some candidates as problematic, however differ of their opinions on them. For Hojsík, the problematic candidate is the Hungarian candidate for the place of Commissioner for Well being and Animal Care, Olivér Várhelyi. “His statements counsel that he despises the European Parliament. Apart from, plainly he generally acts on his personal, in opposition to the course of all the European Fee. Subsequently, I anticipate he may have bother being confirmed,” thinks the EP Vice-President for the Renew Europe faction.
For Monika Beňová (Smer/unbiased), the problematic candidate is the Czech nominee for Commissioner for Worldwide Partnerships, Jozef Síkela. She labeled him a lobbyist. She additionally expressed disagreement with the candidate for Government Vice President for Prosperity and Industrial Technique, Frenchman Stéphane Séjourné.
Miriam Lexmann (KDH/EPP) desires to attend for the hearings of the candidates within the related EP committees, throughout which she plans to ask about their positions on key priorities. She desires to focus significantly on Séjourné, the Belgian Commissioner for Preparedness, Disaster Administration and Equality, Hadja Lahbib, and the Spanish Vice-President of the EC for Clear, Honest and Aggressive Transition, Teresa Ribera.
MEP Braňo Ondruš (Hlas/unbiased) is dissatisfied with the creation of the commissioner put up for “Folks, Abilities, and Preparedness” as a substitute of the put up of Commissioner for First rate Working Circumstances, which might be given to Romanian Roxana Minzatu. He fears that the duty of the Romanian might be to serve not the folks, however companies. In accordance with Ondruš, von der Leyen’s process in forming the EU government is “an indictment of those that supported her for the place of head of the European Fee in July”. Within the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, he subsequently desires to demand adjustments within the proposed composition of the European Fee.
Milan Uhrík (Repubika/ESN) additionally desires to attend for the hearings within the related committees. Nonetheless, he dominated out help for the Slovak Commissioner and candidate for Commerce and Financial Safety and Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency, Maroš Šefčovič. He justifies this with dissatisfaction along with his actions within the European Fee thus far. (September 17)
