Várhelyi repeatedly questioned by MEPs about his independence from Orbán
BRUSSELS – Commissioner-designate for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi went through two and a half hours of hearing in front of the Foreign Affairs Committee...
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Várhelyi’s competence to be tested in front of European Parliament tomorrow
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Hearing of the second Hungarian candidate for the Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi is scheduled for Thursday at 8 in the morning in...
Hearing of Commissioner-designate for Enlargement Oliver Várhelyi on 14 November
by EWB
BRUSSELS – European Parliament hearing of the Commissioner-designate for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Várhelyi, nominated by the Government of Hungary, will take place on 14...
Visegrád Prime Ministers disappointed with EU’s negative message to WB
by EWB
PRAGUE – Speeding up enlargement negotiations with Montenegro and Serbia could somewhat mitigate the negative signal sent by not opening accession talks with North Macedonia...
Still no decision on Várhelyi’s nomination, additional hearings probably next week
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Final decision on the candidacy of the second Hungarian nominee for the European Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi has not been made yet, Tanjug reports. Even though...
Bieber: Von der Leyen should reshuffle the Commissioner’s portfolios
by EWB
GRAZ – Olivér Várhelyi might appear to be an apolitical bureaucrat, but Orbán government has not afforded diplomats and other technocrats any independence and those whose...
Von der Leyen asks for a new candidate from Hungary
by EWB
BRUSSELS – President-elect of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is currently seeking replacement proposals for Commissioners from Hungary and Romania, following the decision...
Unconfirmed: Hungary to propose diplomat Olivér Várhelyi as new Commissioner
by EWB
BRUSSELS – According to Reuters, Hungary is to propose diplomat Olivér Várhelyi as its commissioner for next five years after the European Parliament blocked the...
EP Legal Committee’s final decision: Trócsányi unable to exercise his function
by EWB
BRUSSELS – Nominees for the European Commissioners for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Laszlo Trócsányi (Hungary) and Transport Rovana Plumb (Romania) are unable to exercise their functions...
Trócsányi will appeal against the rejection; next step depends on von der Leyen
by EWB
STRASBOURG – Hungarian nominee for the Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commissioner Laszlo Trócsányi announced today that he will appeal against the decision of European Parliaments Legal...