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European Commissioners-designate face parliamentary grillings

Video Credit: euronews (in English) - Duration: 02:45s - Published
European Commissioners-designate face parliamentary grillings

European Commissioners-designate face parliamentary grillings

Some Commissioner candidates including Raffaele Fitto and Olivér Várhelyi face tough scrutiny in the hearings.

Countries whose candidates are rejected must restart the process with a new nominee.


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