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European Parliament set for hearings of Commissioner designates

01 December 2009 - 17:44
After the unveiling of the new European Commission line up on 27 November, each “commissioner designate” faces a Q&A session with MEPs. The committee covering the area of competence of each commissioner will hold a hearing from 11 to 19 January, following the receipt of written answers from each of them. A final parliamentary vote is expected on 26 January. read more »

10 things we learned during the November Plenary

27 November 2009 - 13:42
During the 23-26 November plenary MEPs called for a binding agreement on emission targets ahead of the December Copenhagen conference on climate change. After two years of negotiations with Ministers they adopted the “telecom package”, combining measures for internet freedom and protection of data. The 2009 LUX Prize was awarded to French film “Welcome”. read more »
Wednesday, 25 November
18:41 MEPs want focus on climate and economic crisis at next EU summit
Thursday, 12 November
12:57 Focused area 1: "The EU said yes to the Telecoms Package "
12:41 Focused area 2: "Is Bologna working?"
12:27 Focused area 3: "Quality TV – across European borders"
Friday, 6 November
18:11 Wickmayer and Malisse suspended for 1 year due to inaccurate use of whereabouts
14:09 1989 - Europe's Annus Mirabilis
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