Consensus has been constructing round holding the hearings of recent commissioners between November 4 and 12, permitting the Fee to take workplace on December 1, as Brussels Playbook reported.
However on Friday, von der Leyen put stress on the Parliament to revert to its earlier timetable and maintain the hearings within the week of October 14.
“The EU must be prepared, up and working after the U.S. elections, to work with the incoming transition group and be capable to play its full half on the world stage in geopolitics,” mentioned one of many EU officers. The official, just like the others quoted within the story, was granted anonymity to talk candidly a couple of delicate and quick altering scenario.
Eric Mamer, the chief spokesperson of the Fee, mentioned: “We did inform the [European Parliament] for the hearings to happen in October.”
A Parliament official, who insisted the establishment was prepared and ready for the Fee, mentioned: “The timetable is ready by the EP and no one else, I don’t assume there’s any acquire in placing the Parliament underneath stress. The Parliament will do its scrutiny function and take it severely.”
Mamer advised journalists that the “intention” is for von der Leyen to attend a closed-door assembly of senior MEPs in Strasbourg on Tuesday and current her new School of Commissioners to them.
Nonetheless, it’s unclear whether or not she is going to be capable to connect names to portfolios, due to the scenario in Slovenia.
“It’s a very long time till Tuesday,” Mamer advised journalists.